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1. Spain, the perennial under-achievers won the Euro Cup for the first time since 1964. Even though every single player who played a part in this epic win is a hero, this one particular player of their's stood out and was voted MVP of the tournament. Who is he?
2. Even if a player did nothing of note for the rest of the tournament, his name will be remembered for scoring the first goal of a particular tournament. Who had the honor of scoring the first goal of Euro 2008?
3. With so much pressure on the players to perform, ugly brawls are inevitable and then come the red cards. Euro 2008 had only a handful of these cases. Who was the first player to lose his cool and get sent off?
4. The Group A game between the Czech republic and Turkey was possibly the most exciting one of the tournament. With 15 minutes to go, Turkey was trailing 2-0 when Arda Turan pulled one back. With two goals in the last 5 minutes, the captain for the night completed an incredible comeback. Name him.
5. It doesn't matter how the goals are scored since even a deflected goal can change the face of the game. Not only were there lots of goals in this tournament, 77 to be exact, there were some absolute beauties. Who was the top scorer of the tournament?
6. With less than a minute of the Austria-Poland Group B encounter left, English referee Howard Webb ruled that Mariusz Lewandowski hauled down Sebastian Proedl, and gave Austria a last minute lifeline. Who scored the penalty?
7. In the 89th minute of the quarterfinal match between Russia and the Netherlands, a Russia defender was booked for a second time and then sent off for a foul on Wesley Sneijder. One of the referee's assistants told him, perhaps wrongly, Sneijder had not kept the ball in play, so the red card was rescinded and the defender was allowed to stay on the pitch. Who is this defender?
8. One of the stories of the tournament was Ivan Klasnic, a Croat forward who became the first player to play and score at the Euros after undergoing a kidney transplant. How many goals did he score in total?
9. Be it Roberto Carlos's amazing free kick against France in 1997, or Cristiano Ronaldo's rockets, some of the most spectacular goals scored are from free-kicks. Euro 2008 saw only one one goal scored directly from a free-kick however. Who scored this particular free-kick?
10. When Spain played Germany in the Final of Euro 2008, there were two players on the field who were born in Brazil. Marcos Senna of Spain was one of them. Do you know who the other is?
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