SPAIN STAKING CLAIM ... Fernando Torres (right) celebrates with goalscorer David Villa in Euro 2008
MANY superstars have graced European Championships — but few have gone on to dominate them quite like these men.
As the tournament in Poland and the Ukraine draws near, we take a trip down memory lane to pick out seven stars who have lit up previous Euros.
Here’s hoping that come the close of Euro 2012 we can add one of Roy Hodgson's England squad to this list.
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Rank | Team | W/D/L | Pts |
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
Year | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
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2008 | Spain | Germany | Russia / Turkey |
2004 | Greece | Portugal | Netherlands / Czech Republic |
2000 | France | Italy | Netherlands / Portugal |
1996 | Germany | Czech Republic | France / England |
1992 | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands / Sweden |
1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | Italy / West Germany |
1984 | France | Spain | Denmark / Portugal |
1980 | West Germany | Belgium | Czechoslovakia |
1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | Netherlands |
1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | Belgium |
1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | England |
1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | Hungary |
1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia |