From Hand of God to Battle of Berne via some Zizou wizardry and a Czech chip, half a dozen tourneys to savour Some outstanding tournaments, such as Euro 2008, are as out of sync with the climate of the time as an April snowstorm. But the success of Euro 2000 was easy to forecast. Football was great at the turn of the century, with ultra-aggressive sides like Barcelona, Valencia, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and, yes, Manchester United briefly giving the Champions League a product to match the insufferable hype. And Euro 2000 was just as good. While there were many outstanding moments, it was more a continuum of excellence (or, in the case of England, richly entertaining incompetence) that has not been seen in any other modern tournament. Everyone will have their own memories: personal favourites include Zinedine Zidane's...
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