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THE A-Z EURO OF 2020

ALL-TIME INTERNATIONAL CAPS RECORD

Spain’s chief s**thouse Sergio Ramos (above) motored beyond Gigi Buffon’s European haul of 176 in November – and could now surpass Egypt midfielder Ahmed Hassan, who racked up 184 between 1995 and 2012. Alongside him, though, Oman’s Ahmed Mubarak and Kuwait forward Bader al-Mutawa (both 36) are still going strong.

BRIDGES

Constantly noticing these while swotting up? That’s because they’re a key feature on the tournament’s logo. Each of the grateful host cities has a local bridge incorporated into its badge design, with London’s Tower Bridge, the Széchenyi Chain in Budapest and Amsterdam’s Magere Brug all featuring. Geography lesson over.

ALEKSANDER CEFERIN

UEFA’s president (left) is the Slovenian lawyer in charge of his first major international tournament (the poor bloke). He’s been at the wheel of European football’s governing body since 2016 following the

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