A single goal can make you immortal – and 10 other theories for Euro 2024

Football is played all over the world but Europe can confidently say that it is most successful here. It is a cultural asset in Europe, where it has been deeply rooted since it emerged in the mid-19th century in the wake of the labour movement. Europe's clubs are unrivalled. And apart from Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, only European nations have been world champions. Ten countries from Europe have reached a World Cup final. Twenty-four countries are taking part in Euro 2024. That may sound like a lot, but Sweden, runners-up at the 1958 World Cup, and Greece, European champions in…