Every EURO has a chance to become historic in some respect. In 1984, Michel Platini scored nine goals in the tournament held in his homeland and set a record that has yet to be broken; in 2004, the Swiss Johan Vonlanthen became the youngest goalscorer in EURO history at the age of 18, and, at the same tournament, the Russian Dmitri Kirichenko netted the fastest ever goal in the continental championship, scoring against Greece after only 67 seconds. However, football fans usually have to wait for at least one game to be played, in order to witness a record setting or something that happens for the first time in history.😱 For the first time in the entire history of the Euro Cup, a coach (Julian Nagelsmann, 36 years old) has fielded a player older than him (Manuel Neuer, 38 years old) in a match. #euro2024 #Euro2024withOltsports pic.twitter.com/PcFvq3e0Sv— Olt Sports (@oltsport_) June 14, 2024 Well, in the EURO 2024, only one Manuel Neuer’s second on the pitch was enough for him and Julian Nagelsmann to make history?! Namely, the German goalkeeper is 38 years old, whereas his national team coach is still 36, which makes Neuer 483 days older! This is the first time in the long and rich history of the European Championships that a player on the pitch is older than his manager. Apart from that, Nagelsmann also became the youngest coach to lead a team at the EURO.However, this age difference didn’t seem to be a problem for either Nagelsmann or Neuer and his teammates since Die Mannschaft crushed Scotland 5-1 in the opening game of EURO 2024. Furthermore, Bayern’s goalkeeper was rather bored during the entire match, and had it not been for his teammate Antonio Rüdiger, who scored an own goal, Neuer would have kept a clean sheet.EURO 2024: Opening spectacle sees brutal Germany annihilate ScotlandInterestingly, even though Nagelsmann is younger than his team’s goalie and the youngest ever strategist at the EURO, he still isn’t the youngest manager in the German national team history. That honour goes to Otto Nerz, the first-ever head coach of Die Mannschaft, who sat on the bench from 1923 to 1936 and was only 31 at the time he was appointed. EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP – GROUP STAGEFridayGermany – Scotland 5-1 (3-0)/Wirtz 10, Musiala 19, Havertz 45+1 pen, Fullkrug 68, Can 90+3 – Rudiger 87 og/Saturday16.00: (3.20) Hungary (3.30) Switzerland (2.30)19.00: (1.90) Spain (3.50) Croatia (4.20)22.00: (1.42) Italy (4.30) Albania (8.50)Sunday 16.00: (5.70) Poland (3.80) Netherlands (1.63)19.00: (5.00) Slovenia (3.50) Denmark (1.75)22.00: (7.50) Serbia (4.40) England (1.50)***odds are subject to change***
