Detailed Instructions: In this task, we ask you to rewrite a sentence in simple English without changing its general meaning. Essentially, you want to make the sentence easier to read by using simpler words, utilizing more straightforward sentence structures, and omitting non-essential information etc.
Q: The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship , commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2008 or simply Euro 2008 , was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship , a quadrennial football tournament contested by European nations .
A:
The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship ( or the Euro 2008 ) was the 13th UEFA European Championships .