Summary

  • 32 European strikers were shortlisted

  • A random draw pitted them head-to-head, for you to ultimately pick your winner

  • Ronaldo beat Henry in final

  • Villa and Rooney out in quarters

  • Mbappe and Shearer knocked out in last 16

  • Kane, Bale and Owen were first-round casualties

  • Get involved via #besteurostriker

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance and Emma Sanders

  1. BBC Sport readers, your collective homework is to read up on where Europe is.

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    Omission of Eto'o is criminal; goal to game ratio comparable with the very best, despite adapting to play a more defensive role at Inter and loss of pace with age.

    Benjy

    Sadly, he's not European Benjy...

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    Looking like a Henry v Ronaldo Final to me

    Ian from Barnsley

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    James Andrew: I thought the picture top row second from right was Fabio Borini from his Sunderland days for a split second.

    Ahh, unfortunately Borini JUST missed out...

  6. Last 20 minutes...

    Match 1: Kylian Mbappe v Alessandro del Piero

    Match 2: David Villa v Diego Costa

    Match 3: Edin Dzeko v Thierry Henry

    Match 4: Zlatan Ibrahimovic v Alan Shearer

    Match 5: Wayne Rooney v Henrik Larsson

    Match 6: Francesco Totti v Cristiano Ronaldo

    Match 7: Robin van Persie v Karim Benzema

    Match 8: Robert Lewandowski v Raul

    I'm hearing a few shock results are on the cards - every vote counts! You have until 13:00 BST to pick HERE.

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  8. Hmmm. He really struggled for goals at Newcastle.

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    David: As a MUFC fan, I feel that Shearer’s choice to go to Newcastle instead of us, will cost him in this. At United, he would have scored so many more domestic and European goals, and would have won countless individual and team honours too.

  10. Diego Costa fined for tax fraud, avoids prison time

    David Villa v Diego Costa

    Diego CostaGetty Images

    Costa joined Chelsea from Atletico in 2014, before returning to the La Liga club in 2017

    The footballer has been given a €543,208 (£485,324) fine for tax fraud but will not serve prison time.

    But will he beat David Villa in your vote?!

    Diego Costa fined for tax fraud, avoids jail time

    The Atletico Madrid forward is fined €543,208 (£485,324) for defrauding the state of over €1m.

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  11. Harry Kane would score bagfuls of goals for every club wouldn't he? As would Kylian Mbappe, or anyone on this list.

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    Jediaman: I wonder how many goals Harry Kane would score if he played for PSG?!

    A good point. Is it worth factoring the quality of teammates in your votes? Interesting.

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    David Melton: Having just watched the pointless clip, I’m voting for Henrik Larsson.

    That's the spirit David! Brilliant clip isn't it. A few of us in the BBC Sport canteen watched that 'live' and loved it.

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    Grant Miller: Kris Boyd scored about 100 more goals in the 21st Century than Larsson. Must be raging.

  16. Sheva was outstanding. I was sure he'd set the Premier League on fire when he finally signed.

    He didn't.

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    Abid: How did Ibrahimovic beat Shevchenko in the first round? Shevchenko has won a champions league and has a better goalscoring record than Ibrahimovic. It's a shame that people don't remember how good he was at AC Milan.

  18. Who are you voting for?

    Match 1: Kylian Mbappe v Alessandro del Piero

    Match 2: David Villa v Diego Costa

    Match 3: Edin Dzeko v Thierry Henry

    Match 4: Zlatan Ibrahimovic v Alan Shearer

    Match 5: Wayne Rooney v Henrik Larsson

    Match 6: Francesco Totti v Cristiano Ronaldo

    Match 7: Robin van Persie v Karim Benzema

    Match 8: Robert Lewandowski v Raul

    You have until 13:00 BST to pick HERE.

  19. Need a Euros fix?

    Paul GascoignePA Media

    We will have to wait another 12 months for Euro 2020 but the BBC is going to make sure you still get your tournament fix this summer.

    For three weeks from 6 June to 28 June, join Gary Lineker, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman for Euros Rewind, as we bring you a series of classic European Championship group matches, followed by some of the tournament's iconic knockout games.

    You can enjoy the magic of Zinedine Zidane, the brilliance of Gareth Bale, Paul Gascoigne in his prime and a scintillating Wayne Rooney - to name just a few.

    Classic matches will be available to watch across BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and mobile app.

    More info here.

  20. For the Jons of this world who keep asking 'where is so-and-so?', you may be pleased to know I've done a team selector for the best XI to play IN ANY EUROS TOURNAMENT.

    So keep your eyes peeled for that. Zidane is very much in the mixer.