The five breakthrough stars of Euro 2024
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Berlin: After 50 games and the exit of 22 teams, England take on three time winners Spain in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin on Sunday. The tournamen...
Berlin: After 50 games and the exit of 22 teams, England take on three-time winners Spain in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin on Sunday.
The tournament has been a showcase of a talented next generation of footballers, including teenagers Lamine Yamal, Arda Guler and Kobbie Mainoo, but several under-the-radar established players have have shown their class on the European stage.
Here are five stars who have broken through with impressive performances at Euro 2024:
Dani Olmo (Spain) Spanish starlets Yamal and Nico Williams have lit up Euro 2024 from the flanks but Dani Olmo's contributions from the middle of the park have proved crucial for the finalists.
The 26-year-old is well-known in Germany after four years at RB Leipzig but has made everyone else stand up and take notice of his ability with a string of excellent performances in his adopted country.