Alan Shearer the top score & Matthias Sammer the best footballer of EURO 1996

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      Alan Shearer of England scored the most number of goals in EURO 1996, he tops the list by scoring 5 goals individually. Matthias Sammer of Germany nominated the best footballer of that tournament. The name EURO CUP was first officially introduced in 1996 European Football Championship tournament. This was the first time that a major championship was decided by a golden goal.

        England host the tournament in 1996, Germany won the final against Czech Republic in 2-1 margin. In final the Czech Republic took the lead in the 59th minute of the game through a penalty by Berger but the Germans pulled level through substitute Oliver Bierhoff on 73 minutes. Into extra-time, Bierhoff turned and hit a left-foot shot which Kouba who somehow allowed ball to slip through his fingers and go in off the far post. It may not have been spectacular but it was the golden goal that made Germany Euro 1996 winners.

        Oliver Biherhoff was born in Karlsruhe, West Germany  on 1^st May 1968. He used to play in striker postion, renowned for his bulldozing ability inside the 18 yard box. In his international career he scored 37 goals in 70 matches for Germany. In his club football career Bierhoff played for nine different clubs, in four different leagues, scored 185 goals in 443 appearances. He scored a total of 103 goals in Serie A, one of the best totals for a non-Italian in the league's history. In the 1997–98 season, he was the Serie A top scorer with 27 goals for Udinese.

        The top scorer of Euro 1996 Alan Shearer was born in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne on 13^th August 1970. In his era he was counted one of the best strikers in the world, known for his goal scoring ability form anywhere in the ground, he was the match winner in his own right, singlehandedly guided England so many matches towards victory.

        He played for England in a duration of 9 years(1992-2000), scored 30 goals in 63 matches in his international career. He is also very much shinning throughout his entire club football career, played for three different EPL clubs, scored a record number of 283 goals in 559 matches. He started his senior club career in Southampton, spent four seasons(1988-1992) in there, scored 23 goals for them in 118 matches. In later he moved to Blackburn Rovers, where he became the most successful player in club’s history, spent there for four seasons(1992-1996), scored a record number of 112 goals in 138 matches. Finally he moved to Newcastle United, played there for ten seasons(1996-2006), scored 148 goals in 303 matches for them, he remain as an apple of the eye of Newcastle supporters still today.

         Shearer tool the charge of his former club Newcastle United on 1^st April 2009 for the remaining eight games of the season, taking over from head coach Chris Hughton who was in temporary charge while the permanent manager Joe Kinnear recovered from heart surgery, having taken ill on 7 February. Shearer stated "It's a club I love and I don't want them to go down. I'll do everything I can to stop that.

         On 6 December 2000, Shearer was given Honorary Freedom of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne, with the citation "in recognition of his role as Captain of Newcastle United Football Club and as former Captain of England which have enhanced the reputation of the City".Shearer was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours. On 7 December 2009 Shearer was made a Doctor of Civil Law by Newcastle University.

       Matthias Sammer the best footballer of EURO 1996 was born in Dressden on 5^th September 1967. He used to play in midfield position, in his international career he scored 6 goals for East Germany(1986-1990) in 23 matches & 8 goals for Germany(1990-1997) in 51 matches.

        In his club football career he scored 84 goals in 291 matches, he played for Dynamo Dresden, VFB Stuttgart, Inter Milan & Borusia Dortmund.

       He was nominated the German footballer of the year in back to back two years, 1995 & 1996. Nominated European footballer of the year in 1996.

       In later he became the coach of Borussia Dortmund (2004-2005) & VFB Stuttgart(2005-2006) currently he is working as a technical director of the DFB (German Football Association).

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