| The European Soccer Championship is one of the | | | | France. |
| biggest events in the sport of soccer. It is commonly | | | | The recently held European Soccer Championship |
| called Euro followed by the year of the event for | | | | was hosted by two nations, Austria and Switzerland |
| example Euro 2008. This very famous sporting event | | | | which began on June 7, 2008 and the finals on June |
| is organized by the Union of European Football | | | | 29, 2008 which was held at Ernst Happel Stadion |
| Association, which is the official organization which | | | | located in Vienna. As a hosting country, the two |
| governs the sport in Europe. This event is participated | | | | nations automatically qualify for the finals. |
| among different professional teams coming from | | | | Spain was declared as the champion in the |
| European nations in which it is witnessed by millions of | | | | tournament when it defeated the team from Germany |
| fans from all over the world. | | | | in the finals with a score of 1-0. Due to Spain's winning, |
| The UEFA European Championship is held every four | | | | they are entitled to compete for the much awaited |
| years which is traditionally two years after the FIFA | | | | 2009 FIFA Confederation Cup which will be held in |
| World Cup and likewise after. The first historical | | | | South Africa. In addition, Spain's team will receive the |
| championship game was in 1960 which was held in | | | | cash prize of EUR23 million. |