The best goals of Euro 2024

Euro 2024 produced countless moments of drama, controversy and pure entertainment over the summer.

Video assistant referees stepped in when it wasn’t necessary, fans chased players around the pitch in pursuit of selfies and continental giants suffered shock exits in the early parts of the knockout stage.

However, the tournament will likely be remembered for one thing; its ridiculous catalogue of spellbinding goals. While an inflated number of own goals were scored over the duration of the tournament, it was intricate play or bullets from distance that captured the imagination of football fans around the region.

Here’s 90min’s top ten goals of Euro 2024.

Italy’s defence of their European Championship spluttered and ended at the last-16 stage, but things looked much more optimistic when they overturned an early deficit against Albania.

Nedim Bajrami’s first-minute strike was cancelled out by Alessandro Bastoni but Nicolo Barella lashed in a beauty to put temporary smiles on Azzurri faces.

Here’s hoping football fans haven’t seen the last of Xherdan Shaqiri at a major tournament, because he always produces some sort of rocket.

Scotland were on the receiving end of another of his gorgeous highlight reel moments. The former Liverpool winger took advantage of an errant pass and quickly guided it into the top corner.

Turkey’s clash with Georgia was one of Euro 2024’s best games with two barnstormers being netted. The first came courtesy of Mert Muldur.

The ball dropped to the Fenerbahce defender on the edge of the box and he had no issues putting his foot through it, nearly bursting the back of the net with such ferocity.

Spain showed they weren’t at Euro 2024 to mess around in their group opener with Croatia, breezing to a 3-0 win over the 2018 World Cup runners-up.

After Alvaro Morata had given La Roja the lead, Pedri found Fabian Ruiz who tip-toed around…