Euro 2024: Meet the team captains leading the charge for glory

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The Euro 2024 begins today in Germany with 24 teams competing for Europe’s biggest international footballing prize.

Individuals have been appointed to serve as team captains and will lead their teams during the tournament.

Defending champions Italy will have PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma as team captain.

Real Madrid and Liverpool have the most represented captains with three each. The trio of Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson and Dominik Szoboszlai will captain the Netherlands, Scotland, and Hungary respectively.

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Meanwhile, David Alaba and veteran Luka Modric will lead Austria and Croatia respectively. Madrid’s new signing Kylian Mbappe will be saddled with the captaincy responsibility for France during Euro 2024.

Kane, Ronaldo captain teams

England will be captained by regular suspect Harry Kane. The former Tottenham Hotspur striker is currently contracted with German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

There are also familiar captain names like Robert Lewandowski (Poland) and his Barcelona teammate Ilkay Gundogan (Germany).

Slovan Bratislava defender Guram Kashia will lead Georgia out at the Euro tournament. Georgia, who are appearing in their first ever Euro Championship, will also parade one of Europe’s finest attackers, Napoli forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Al Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo will lead Euro 2016 winners Portugal.

FULL LIST OF TRAM CAPTAINS FOR EURO 2024:

Albania
Captain: Berat Djimsiti (Atalanta)

Austria
Captain: David Alaba (Real Madrid)

Belgium
Captain: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

Croatia
Captain: Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

Czech Republic
Captain: Tomas Soucek (West Ham)

Denmark
Captain: Simon Kjaer (AC Milan)

England
Captain: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

France
Captain: Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid)

Georgia
Captain: Guram Kashia (Slovan Bratislava)

Germany
Captain: Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona)

Hungary
Captain: Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool)

Italy
Captain: Gianluigi Donnarumma (PSG)

Netherlands
Captain: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

Poland
Captain: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

Portugal
Captain: Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr)

Romania
Captain: Nicolae Stanciu (Damac)

Scotland
Captain: Andy Robertson (Liverpool)

Serbia
Captain: Dusan Tadic (Fenerbahce)

Slovakia
Captain: Milan Skriniar (PSG)

Slovenia
Captain: Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid)

Spain
Captain: Alvaro Morata (Atlético Madrid)

Switzerland
Captain: Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)

Turkey
Captain: Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan)

Ukraine
Captain: Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kyiv).