Goal.com will be bringing you the very best in Euro 2012 content over the course of the tournament in Poland and Ukraine, from LIVE commentaries to video, betting and player ratings to exclusive content and match reports - we've got every base covered.
Along with our team of experts, Goal.com has assembled a lineup of star columnists - including ex-international footballers and some of the biggest names in football journalism - to deliver the very best analysis and comment from the group stages all the way through to the final on July 1.
Here are our team of columnists ...
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Maurizio Compagnoni
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Italy Columnist
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Maurizio Compagnoni is an Italian sports journalist and is one of Sky Sport's leading commentators for their Champions League coverage.
Compagnoni graduated with a Law degree from the University of Macerata but soon found himself working in television for Tele+ prior to joining Sky Sport. He is an avid supporter of his hometown team U.S. Sambenedettese.
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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
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International Columnist
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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is a former Netherlands international who sits 10th in the Premier League all-time top scorer chart with 127 goals following spells with Leeds United, Middlesbrough and, most notably, Chelsea.
Hasselbaink is one of five players who have won the Premier League Golden Boot more than once and sits alongside Alan Shearer as the only two players who have won the award at two different clubs.
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Raphael Honigstein
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Germany Columnist
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Raphael Honigstein is The Guardian's German football correspondent and is talkSPORT's expert on all matters concerning Germany. Honigstein also writes for the BBC and Sports Illustrated, as well as Suddeutsche Zeitung.
Before getting involved with journalism Honigstein studied law and has also written books including 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger' and Englischer Fussball: A German View of Our Beautiful Game.
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Julien Laurens
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France Columnist
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Julien Laurens is a French football journalist who is based in London and works for a number of publications including Le Parisien, RTL and Infosport.
He also publishes a regular blog for Eurosport and has extensive links with the top Ligue 1 clubs and football in France.
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Jens Lehmann
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International Columnist
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Jens Lehmann is a former Germany international, who was a figurehead in Arsenal's 'Invincibles' campaign where he was an ever-present during the club's unbeaten 2003-04 Premier League season.
Lehmann also holds the record for the most consecutive clean sheets in the Champions League after going 10 games in Europe without conceding a goal.
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Gabriele Marcotti
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International Columnist
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Gabriele Marcotti is a correspondent for The Times and a regular writer for Italian publications Corriere dello Sport and La Stampa.
He is also a regular guest on British radio station talkSPORT, as well as ESPN's 'Press Pass' television show. Marcotti has also written three books; 'Paolo Di Canio: The Autobiography', 'The Italian Job with Gianluca Vialli' and 'Capello: Portrait of a Winner'.
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Ronnie Whelan
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Ireland Columnist
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Ronnie Whelan scored one of the most iconic goals in Irish football history against the Soviet Union the last time Ireland qualified for the European Championship in 1988.
He was instrumental during Liverpool's success in the 1980s, winning four top-flight titles and the European Cup. Whelan won 53 caps for his country and is now a regular pundit with the Irish state broadcaster RTE.
