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The European Championship is a monster of a competition. Second only to the World Cup and Champions League, every four years 24 nations come together to decide who will become the best in Europe. Billions watch, millions cram into the stadia. But it wasn't always this way.

In today's film we remember the forgotten Euros, when it was a two-bit operation featuring four teams across a long weekend. This is the humble beginnings of the European Championships.

00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Formation
02:40 - EURO 1960
07:35 - EURO 1964
12:40 - EURO 1968
17:45 - EURO 1972
22:40 - EURO 1976
33:00 - Conclusion
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