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List of Liverpool F.C. records and statistics
Most goals in all competitions : Ian Rush , 346 . Most league goals : Roger Hunt , 245 . Most FA Cup goals : Ian Rush , 39 . Most League Cup goals : Ian Rush , 48 . Most Continental goals : Steven Gerrard , 41 . Most goals in a season : Ian Rush , 47 ( during the 1983 -- 84 season ) . Most league goals in a season : Roger Hunt , 41 ( during the 1961 -- 62 season ) . Most top - flight league goals in a season ( post-war ) : Ian Rush , 32 , 1983 -- 84 Most hat - tricks in a season : Roger Hunt , 5 ( during the 1961 -- 62 season ) . Most hat - tricks : Gordon Hodgson , 17 . Fastest hat - trick : Robbie Fowler , 4 minutes , 33 seconds , ( against Arsenal , 28 August 1994 ) . Highest - scoring substitute : David Fairclough , 18 . Most penalties scored : Steven Gerrard , 47 . Most games without scoring for an outfield player : Ephraim Longworth , 371 . Youngest goalscorer : Ben Woodburn , 17 years , 45 days ( against Leeds United , 29 November 2016 ) . Oldest goalscorer : Billy Liddell , 38 years , 55 days ( against Stoke City , 5 March 1960 ) .
Cristiano Ronaldo
Concurrently with his individual achievements , Ronaldo enjoyed his greatest team success in Spain to date , as he helped Real Madrid win La Décima , their tenth European Cup . In the knockout phase of the competition , he scored a brace in each leg of a 9 -- 2 aggregate win against Schalke 04 , helping Madrid advance to the quarter - finals . His goal in a 3 -- 0 home win over Borussia Dortmund -- his 100th Champions League match -- took his total for the season to 14 goals , equalling the record Messi had set two years before . After hitting a brace in a 4 -- 0 defeat of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena , he scored from the penalty spot in the 120th minute of the 4 -- 1 final victory over Atlético Madrid , becoming the first player to score in two European Cup finals for two different winning teams . His overall performance in the final was subdued as a result of patellar tendinitis and related hamstring problems , which had plagued him in the last months of the campaign . Ronaldo played the final against medical advice , later commenting : `` In your life you do not win without sacrifices and you must take risks . '' As the Champions League top goalscorer for the third time , with a record 17 goals , he was named the UEFA Best Player in Europe .
Sunderland A.F.C.
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1998 FIFA World Cup Final
They next faced Group B runners - up Chile in the last - 16 and comprehensively won 4 -- 1 , Ronaldo and César Sampaio each scoring twice . In the quarter - finals , they played Denmark , who had also won their previous game 4 -- 1 ( against Nigeria ) , but Brazil won a tight game 3 -- 2 . Despite being 1 -- 0 down to a Martin Jorgensen goal in the second minute , Brazil turned the game around in their favour with goals from Bebeto ( 11 ) and Rivaldo ( 27 ) . Brian Laudrup equalised for Denmark after 50 minutes but Brazil won the game 10 minutes later courtesy of a second from Rivaldo .
List of most expensive association football transfers
Zidane 's record stood for 8 years , the longest since the 1940s . Real Madrid continued with the Galácticos policy by buying Kaká from Milan for € 67 million ( £ 56 million ) , which was the world record in pound sterling . However , both world record in euro and in pound sterling were broke by Real themselves when signing Cristiano Ronaldo for £ 80m ( € 94m ) from Manchester United in the same transfer window , 4 years later Real Madrid broke the record again after completed the signing of Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 . Although Real initially insisted that the transfer cost € 91.59 million , slightly less than the Ronaldo fee , the deal was widely reported to be around € 100 million ( around £ 85.1 million ) . Documents leaked in 2016 by Football Leaks revealed that installments brought the final Bale fee up to a total of € 100,759,418 . In 2016 , Manchester United eventually took the record away from Real Madrid , signing French midfielder Paul Pogba for € 105 million ( £ 89 million ) , four years after having released him to Juventus for training compensation .
2017 UEFA Champions League Final
GK Gianluigi Buffon ( c ) CB 15 Andrea Barzagli 66 ' CB 19 Leonardo Bonucci CB Giorgio Chiellini RM 23 Dani Alves CM 5 Miralem Pjanić 66 ' 71 ' CM 6 Sami Khedira LM 12 Alex Sandro 70 ' AM 21 Paulo Dybala 12 ' 78 ' CF 9 Gonzalo Higuaín CF 17 Mario Mandžukić Substitutes : GK 25 Neto DF Medhi Benatia DF 26 Stephan Lichtsteiner MF 7 Juan Cuadrado 72 ' , 84 ' 66 ' MF 8 Claudio Marchisio 71 ' MF 18 Mario Lemina 78 ' MF 22 Kwadwo Asamoah Manager : Massimiliano Allegri GK Keylor Navas RB Dani Carvajal 42 ' CB Sergio Ramos ( c ) 31 ' CB 5 Raphaël Varane LB 12 Marcelo DM 14 Casemiro CM 8 Toni Kroos 53 ' 89 ' CM 19 Luka Modrić RF 22 Isco 82 ' CF 9 Karim Benzema 77 ' LF 7 Cristiano Ronaldo Substitutes : GK 13 Kiko Casilla DF 6 Nacho DF 23 Danilo MF 16 Mateo Kovačić MF 20 Marco Asensio 90 + 1 ' 82 ' FW 11 Gareth Bale 77 ' FW 21 Álvaro Morata 89 ' Manager : Zinedine Zidane
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo GOIH , ComM Ronaldo at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Date of birth ( 1985 - 02 - 05 ) 5 February 1985 ( age 32 ) Place of birth Funchal , Madeira , Portugal Height 1.85 m ( 6 ft 1 in ) Playing position Forward Club information Current team Real Madrid Number 7 Youth career 1992 -- 1995 Andorinha 1995 -- 1997 Nacional 1997 -- 2002 Sporting CP Senior career * Years Team Apps ( Gls ) 2002 -- 2003 Sporting CP B ( 0 ) 2002 -- 2003 Sporting CP 25 ( 3 ) 2003 -- 2009 Manchester United 196 ( 84 ) 2009 -- Real Madrid 270 ( 286 ) National team 2001 Portugal U15 9 ( 7 ) 2001 -- 2002 Portugal U17 7 ( 5 ) 2003 Portugal U20 5 ( 1 ) 2002 -- 2003 Portugal U21 10 ( 3 ) Portugal U23 ( 2 ) 2003 -- Portugal 147 ( 79 ) Honours ( show ) Representing Portugal UEFA European Championship Winner 2016 France Runner - up 2004 Portugal 2012 Poland & Ukraine FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 Russia * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 : 00 , 22 October 2017 ( UTC ) . ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 : 40 , 10 October 2017 ( UTC )
England at the FIFA World Cup
England 's second and final group game was against the hosts in Bern . This proved to be an easier game for the Three Lions , and they scored one goal in each half ( from Jimmy Mullen and Dennis Wilshaw respectively ) to give them a comfortable win of 2 -- 0 . As Switzerland ( against England ) , Italy ( against Switzerland ) and Belgium ( against Italy ) had all lost one game , England progressed as group winners , along with Switzerland , who won a play - off against Italy .
Zinedine Zidane
With the mass retirement of veteran key players such as Bixente Lizarazu , Marcel Desailly , Claude Makélélé and Lilian Thuram , France struggled to qualify for the 2006 World Cup . At the urging of coach Raymond Domenech , Zidane came out of retirement and was immediately reinstated as team captain . Zidane , along with Thuram and Makelele , made his competitive return for France in a 3 -- 0 win over the Faroe Islands on 3 September 2005 . The trio helped France rise from fourth place to win their qualifying group . On 27 May 2006 , Zidane earned his hundredth cap for France in a 1 -- 0 friendly win over Mexico , in what would also be his last match at the Stade de France . Zidane became France 's fourth player to reach 100 caps , after Desailly , Thuram and Didier Deschamps .
List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs
Italy 1 -- 1 France 5 -- 3 0 -- 1 5 -- 4 Buffon Pirlo Materazzi De Rossi Del Piero Grosso Wiltord Trezeguet Abidal Sagnol Barthez Final 9 July 2006 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 . Paraguay 0 -- 0 Japan 5 -- 3 0 -- 1 5 -- 4 Villar Barreto Barrios Riveros Valdez Cardozo Endō Hasebe Komano Honda Kawashima 2010 , South Africa Second round 29 June 2010 7001220000000000000 ♠ 22 . Uruguay 1 -- 1 Ghana 4 -- 2 1 -- 2 5 -- 4 Muslera Forlán Victorino Scotti M. Pereira Abreu Gyan Appiah Mensah Adiyiah Kingson Quarter - finals 2 July 2010 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 . Brazil 1 -- 1 Chile 3 -- 2 2 -- 3 5 -- 5 Júlio César David Luiz Willian Marcelo Hulk Neymar Pinilla Sánchez Aránguiz Díaz Jara Bravo 2014 , Brazil Second round 28 June 2014 7001240000000000000 ♠ 24 . Costa Rica 1 -- 1 Greece 5 -- 3 0 -- 1 5 -- 4 Navas Borges Ruiz González Campbell Umaña Mitroglou Lazaros Holebas Gekas Karnezis 29 June 2014 7001250000000000000 ♠ 25 . Netherlands 0 -- 0 Costa Rica 4 -- 3 0 -- 2 4 -- 5 Krul Van Persie Robben Sneijder Kuyt Borges Ruiz González Bolaños Umaña Navas Quarter - finals 5 July 2014 7001260000000000000 ♠ 26 . Argentina 0 -- 0 Netherlands 4 -- 2 0 -- 2 4 -- 4 Romero Messi Garay Agüero Rodríguez Vlaar Robben Sneijder Kuyt Cillessen Semi-finals 9 July 2014 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 .
Eden Hazard
On 18 April , Hazard scored the only goal in a home win over Manchester United , after he latched on to Oscar 's backheel pass to score past David de Gea . He was voted Man of the Match thereafter for his performance . As a result of Hazard 's impressive performances throughout the 2014 -- 15 campaign , his manager declared him `` one of the top three players in the world '' . On 26 April , Hazard was recognised as the best player of the season among his peers , winning the PFA Player of the Year . A week later , he scored the only goal as Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace to win their first Premier League title since 2010 . He won a penalty after being fouled by James McArthur , and took it himself , heading in the rebound after it was saved by Julian Speroni .
England at the FIFA World Cup
In Germany , however , England were less convincing . England played in Group B , alongside Paraguay , Trinidad and Tobago , and Sweden . England started with a 1 -- 0 win against Paraguay ; which was won due to a 3rd minute own goal . The second game against first time qualifiers Trinidad and Tobago saw England have to wait until the 83rd minute for England to take the lead , with Peter Crouch opened the scoring with a goal many felt was illegal , and the second goal of the game coming in added time from Steven Gerrard . The last group game saw England play against Sweden , where an eventual 2 - 2 draw saw them qualify for the next round as group winners , thereby avoiding playing hosts Germany .
Cristiano Ronaldo
This article is part of a series about Cristiano Ronaldo Portuguese professional footballer International goals Career achievements Comparisons to Lionel Messi Buildings Airport renamed after Ronaldo Museu CR7 Films Ronaldo Other Galaxy named after Ronaldo 's CR7 mantle
FIFA World Cup
Teams reaching the top four Team Titles Runners - up Third place Fourth place Top 4 Finishes Top 3 Finishes Top 2 Finishes Brazil 5 ( 1958 , 1962 , 1970 , 1994 , 2002 ) 2 ( 1950 * , 1998 ) 2 ( 1938 , 1978 ) 2 ( 1974 , 2014 * ) 11 9 7 Germany ^ 4 ( 1954 , 1974 * , 1990 , 2014 ) 4 ( 1966 , 1982 , 1986 , 2002 ) 4 ( 1934 , 1970 , 2006 * , 2010 ) 1 ( 1958 ) 13 12 8 Italy 4 ( 1934 * , 1938 , 1982 , 2006 ) 2 ( 1970 , 1994 ) 1 ( 1990 * ) 1 ( 1978 ) 8 7 6 Argentina 2 ( 1978 * , 1986 ) 3 ( 1930 , 1990 , 2014 ) 5 5 5 France 2 ( 1998 * , 2018 ) 1 ( 2006 ) 2 ( 1958 , 1986 ) 1 ( 1982 ) 6 5 Uruguay 2 ( 1930 * , 1950 ) 3 ( 1954 , 1970 , 2010 ) 5 England 1 ( 1966 * ) 2 ( 1990 , 2018 ) Spain 1 ( 2010 ) 1 ( 1950 ) Netherlands 3 ( 1974 , 1978 , 2010 ) 1 ( 2014 ) 1 ( 1998 ) 5 Hungary 2 ( 1938 , 1954 ) Czechoslovakia 2 ( 1934 , 1962 ) Sweden 1 ( 1958 * ) 2 ( 1950 , 1994 ) 1 ( 1938 ) Croatia 1 ( 2018 ) 1 ( 1998 ) Poland 2 ( 1974 , 1982 ) Austria 1 ( 1954 ) 1 ( 1934 ) Portugal 1 ( 1966 ) 1 ( 2006 ) Belgium 1 ( 2018 ) 1 ( 1986 ) United States 1 ( 1930 ) Chile 1 ( 1962 * ) Turkey 1 ( 2002 ) Yugoslavia 2 ( 1930 , 1962 ) Soviet Union 1 ( 1966 ) Bulgaria 1 ( 1994 ) South Korea 1 ( 2002 * )
1998 FIFA World Cup Final
France followed up their victory by qualifying for and winning UEFA Euro 2000 held in the Netherlands and Belgium . Brazil took the Copa America title in 1999 , and then won the next FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea in 2002 . Ronaldo went on to set the record for goals in World Cups , which was later broken by Miroslav Klose of Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup . Blanc and Deschamps both later had spells as manager of the France national team , with Deschamps leading them to a second World Cup title almost exactly 20 years later in the 2018 World Cup in Russia , making him only the third man to have won the World Cup as both player and manager after Zagallo and Germany 's Franz Beckenbauer . Many of the French players who won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 are also part of the France 98 charity association , with Deschamps as president and Jacquet as coach for charity matches and testimonials .
Cristiano Ronaldo
At Real Madrid , he continued to play a more offensive role , while his creative and defensive duties became more limited . Initially deployed as a centre - forward , he was later moved back onto the left wing , though in a free tactical role , allowing him to drift into the centre at will . Madrid 's counter-attacking style of play allowed him to become a more efficient and consistent player , as evidenced by his record - breaking goalscoring feats . From 2013 onwards , he effectively adapted his style to the physical effects of ageing with increasingly reduced off - the - ball movement and general involvement , instead focusing on short - distance goalscoring .
Zinedine Zidane
Displaying skills with an array of moves such as his signature La Roulette pirouette , step overs and close ball control , former Brazilian international Rivaldo enjoyed watching Zidane more than any other player , stating , `` His elegance of movement on the pitch and his skills are uncanny . '' Journalist Sid Lowe wrote , `` Zidane was football 's answer to the Bolshoi Ballet . Zidane was elegance above all else . '' Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso opined , `` What he could do with a football is a dream for most of us . '' In 2005 , upon Zidane 's return to the French national team , his teammate Thierry Henry stated , `` In France , everybody realized that God exists , and that he is back in the French international team . '' Zidane has been lauded by sportsmen outside football ; having witnessed Zidane 's goal against Deportivo La Coruña in January 2002 , where he dragged the ball right then left , turning the defender inside out , before scoring with a left foot finish , basketball player Magic Johnson stated , `` One of the most inspiring nights of my life . Zidane is a phenomenon . ''
England at the FIFA World Cup
It was not until May 1950 that England travelled to Hampden Park to face Scotland , who were also undefeated after their games against Ireland and Wales . With the top two from the group qualifying , both teams were guaranteed progression to the finals , and the game was solely for the honour of winning the British Home Championship , and the seeding advantage to be enjoyed upon reaching Brazil . A solitary goal from Roy Bentley gave England the victory , the title and the top spot in the group . 1950
England at the FIFA World Cup
1982 saw the first time where the European Qualifying Rounds were divided into groups of five teams , where the top two teams qualify for the World Cup . Greenwood used his second chance and took England to Spain by finishing second behind Hungary and above Romania , Switzerland and Norway .
One-hit wonder
In tennis , the term `` one - slam wonder '' can be referred towards players who have either won only one Grand Slam singles title during his or her career , or players who have currently only won one Grand Slam singles title but have the potential to win even more in their careers . Andy Roddick is said to have enjoyed a successful tennis career , despite winning only one Grand Slam singles title -- the 2003 US Open -- in his entire career . Other players who won only one Grand Slam singles title in their entire career include Carlos Moyá , Petr Korda , Gastón Gaudio , Thomas Johansson , Albert Costa , Juan Carlos Ferrero , Anastasia Myskina , Yannick Noah , Gabriela Sabatini , Jana Novotná , Andrés Gómez , Conchita Martinez and Michael Chang .
List of English football champions
13 ) 90 Chelsea 79 Manchester United 75 Thierry Henry ( Arsenal ) 30 2004 -- 05 Chelsea ( 2 ) 95 Arsenal 83 Manchester United 77 Thierry Henry ( Arsenal ) 25 2005 -- 06 Chelsea ( 3 ) 91 Manchester United 83 Liverpool 82 Thierry Henry ( Arsenal ) 27 2006 -- 07 Manchester United ( 16 ) 89 Chelsea 83 Liverpool 68 Didier Drogba ( Chelsea ) 20 2007 -- 08 Manchester United ( 17 ) 87 Chelsea 85 Arsenal 83 Cristiano Ronaldo ( Manchester United ) 31 2008 -- 09 Manchester United ( 18 ) 90 Liverpool 86 Chelsea 83 Nicolas Anelka ( Chelsea ) 19 2009 -- 10 Chelsea ( 4 ) 86 Manchester United 85 Arsenal 75 Didier Drogba ( Chelsea ) 29 2010 -- 11 Manchester United ( 19 ) 80 Chelsea 71 Manchester City 71 Dimitar Berbatov ( Manchester United ) Carlos Tevez ( Manchester City ) 20 2011 -- 12 Manchester City ( 3 ) 89 Manchester United 89 Arsenal 70 Robin van Persie ( Arsenal ) 30 2012 -- 13 Manchester United ( 20 ) 89 Manchester City 78 Chelsea 75 Robin van Persie ( Manchester United ) 26 2013 -- 14 Manchester City ( 4 ) 86 Liverpool 84 Chelsea 82 Luis Suárez ( Liverpool ) 31 2014 -- 15 Chelsea ( 5 ) 87 Manchester City 79 Arsenal 75 Sergio Agüero ( Manchester City ) 26 2015 -- 16 Leicester City 81 Arsenal 71 Tottenham Hotspur 70 Harry Kane ( Tottenham Hotspur ) 25 2016 -- 17 Chelsea ( 6 ) 93 Tottenham Hotspur 86 Manchester City 78 Harry Kane ( Tottenham Hotspur ) 29
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo took part in the tournament despite suffering from patellar tendinitis and a related thigh injury , potentially risking his career . Ronaldo later commented : `` If we had two or three Cristiano Ronaldos in the team I would feel more comfortable . But we do n't . '' Despite ongoing doubts over his fitness , being forced to abort practice twice , Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes of the opening match against Germany , though he was unable to prevent a 4 -- 0 defeat . After assisting an injury - time 2 -- 2 equaliser against the United States , he scored a late match - winning goal in a 2 -- 1 victory over Ghana . His 50th international goal made him the first Portuguese to play and score in three World Cups . Portugal were eliminated from the tournament at the close of the group stage on goal difference . Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo
In Real Madrid 's 3 -- 2 away win against Villarreal on 27 February 2017 , Ronaldo overtook Hugo Sánchez as the most prolific penalty - kick scorer in La Liga history . As a result of the penalty scored by Ronaldo , Real Madrid reached its 5,900 th goal in the history of the league and became the first team to do so . On 12 April 2017 , in the 2016 -- 17 UEFA Champions League quarter - final against Bayern Munich , Ronaldo scored two goals in a 2 -- 1 away win to give Madrid the win and the lead going into the second leg . The two goals saw him make history in becoming the first player to reach 100 goals in UEFA club competition . During the second leg of the quarter - finals , Ronaldo scored a perfect hat - trick and reached his 100th UEFA Champions League goal , becoming the first player to do so as Real Madrid again defeated Bayern 4 -- 2 after extra-time . On 2 May 2017 , Ronaldo scored another hat - trick in the following Champions League match , as Real defeated Atlético Madrid 3 -- 0 in the semi-final first leg . His hat - trick made him the first player to reach 50 goals in the knockout stage of the competition .
List of most expensive association football transfers
In 1999 and 2000 , Italian clubs returned to their record - breaking ways , with Christian Vieri transferring from Lazio to Inter Milan for £ 28m , while Hernán Crespo 's transfer from Parma to Lazio ensured he became the first player to cost more than £ 30m . The transfer prompted the BBC to ask `` has the world gone mad '' ? It took two weeks for the record to be broken when Luís Figo made a controversial £ 37m move from Barcelona to rivals Real Madrid . A year later , Real increased the record again with a signing of Zinedine Zidane for £ 48 million ( 150 billion lire ) .
2018 FIFA World Cup
Serbia 1 -- 2 Switzerland Mitrović 5 ' Report Xhaka 52 ' Shaqiri 90 ' Kaliningrad
Artificial turf
Various celebrities showed their support for the women soccer players in defence of their lawsuit , including actor Tom Hanks , NBA player Kobe Bryant and U.S. men 's soccer team keeper Tim Howard . Even with the possibility of boycotts , FIFA 's head of women 's competitions , Tatjana Haenni , made it clear that `` we play on artificial turf and there 's no Plan B . ''
Ballon d'Or
Le nouveau palmarès ( the new winners ) Year Original Alternative 1958 Raymond Kopa ( FRA ) Pelé ( BRA ) 1959 Alfredo Di Stéfano ( ESP ) Pelé ( BRA ) 1960 Luis Suárez ( ESP ) Pelé ( BRA ) 1961 Omar Sívori ( ITA ) Pelé ( BRA ) 1962 Josef Masopust ( TCH ) Garrincha ( BRA ) 1963 Lev Yashin ( URS ) Pelé ( BRA ) 1964 Denis Law ( SCO ) Pelé ( BRA ) 1970 Gerd Müller ( FRG ) Pelé ( BRA ) 1978 Kevin Keegan ( ENG ) Mario Kempes ( ARG ) 1986 Igor Belanov ( URS ) Diego Maradona ( ARG ) 1990 Lothar Matthäus ( GER ) Diego Maradona ( ARG ) 1994 Hristo Stoichkov ( BUL ) Romário ( BRA )
History of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Ardiles was replaced by Gerry Francis , who alleviated relegation fears and oversaw the club 's climb to seventh place in the league , just missing out on a 1995 -- 96 UEFA Cup place . When the FA Cup ban was lifted , Spurs reached the FA Cup semi-final where they were defeated 4 -- 1 by eventual winners Everton . Klinsmann was top scorer at the club with 29 in all competitions , but he felt that Spurs would not be able to challenge for the title in future seasons , and returned to his homeland to sign with Bayern Munich . Barmby , Dumitrescu and Gheorghe Popescu also departed , and Francis signed the likes of Ruel Fox , Chris Armstrong , as well as a teenager Ledley King ( who did not start in the first team for a few years ) to the ranks at White Hart Lane . His transfer dealings , however , failed to deliver European qualification or higher , as Spurs finished eighth in 1996 and tenth in 1997 . Sheringham left in the summer of 1997 for Manchester United while Les Ferdinand and David Ginola joined the team from Newcastle . In November 1997 , Francis decided to resign after Spurs were crushed 4 -- 0 by Liverpool . White
Women's association football
Women 's association football , also commonly known as women 's football , or women 's soccer , is the most prominent team sport played by women around the globe . It is played at the professional level in numerous countries throughout the world and 176 national teams participate internationally .
Zinedine Zidane
Zidane himself believes he was at his peak during the tournament , while the UEFA website states , `` In Belgium and the Netherlands , Zidane dominated a major championship in a way no individual had managed since Diego Maradona in 1986 . From the opening game against Denmark to the final against Italy , ' Zizou ' shone brightly , casting a spell on his opponents with clever flicks , mesmerising stepovers , slaloming runs and masterful vision . ''
Cristiano Ronaldo
In La Liga , where Madrid finished second , Ronaldo went on a prolific goalscoring run towards the very end of the season . For the first time in his career , he scored five goals in one game , including an eight - minute hat - trick , in a 9 -- 1 rout of Granada on 5 April . His 300th goal for his club followed three days later in a 2 -- 0 win against Rayo Vallecano . Subsequent hat - tricks against Sevilla , Espanyol , and Getafe took his number of hat - tricks for Real Madrid to 31 , surpassing Di Stéfano 's club record of 28 trebles . As a result , Ronaldo finished the season with 48 goals , two ahead of his total in the 2011 -- 12 season , despite having missed two matches in February for assaulting a Córdoba player . In addition to a second consecutive Pichichi , he won the European Golden Shoe for a record fourth time .