Euro-UEFA squad of the tournament (Reuters)

 
UEFA announced the best 23 players of Euro 2008 on Monday. Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands). [link]

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