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Ben Hayward

DARK SECRETS: Players sent off at the euros - The Real Truth

France defender Eric Abidal is shown a red card by Slovakian referee Lubos Michel against Italy at Euro 2008.

The European Championship kicked off in 1960 as four teams competed for the trophy in the tournament's final stages.

Back then, it was called the European Nations' Cup and remained a four-team tournament until Euro 1980, which featured eight national sides.

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