João Pinto heads into the history books

João Pinto received 59 per cent of euro2008.com users' votes, with Henrik Larsson's effort against Bulgaria at UEFA EURO 2004™ polling 32 per cent and Angelos Charisteas' tournament winner against Portugal at the same finals earning eight per cent of the vote. For the next Carlsberg Goal of the Day poll, euro2008.com will be focusing on some venomous volleys. Go to the Carlsberg Goal of the Day section on euro2008.com, log in, view the three videos and vote. We have expert analysis of each of the goals below:

The Netherlands' Giovanni van Bronckhorst describes Marco van Basten's goal against the Soviet Union in the final of the 1988 UEFA European Championship:
"Beautiful goals have been scored at European Championships and more will be scored in the future but to score such a beautiful goal in the final of the tournament is really unique. It was a really important goal and I think it was also one of the most beautiful goals Van Basten ever scored. I was sat in front of the TV at my uncle's house when it was scored and the noise was deafening after it went in."

The Soviet Union were also on the receiving end of a stunning strike from the Republic of Ireland's Ronnie Whelan in the group stage of the same tournament. Former Ireland goalkeeper Pat Bonner remembers this highlight of the 1988 finals well:
"We had tactics around this as Mick McCarthy used to take long throws in these positions. Ronnie Whelan was more of a defensive midfielder but he was also a fantastic striker of the ball. This goal shows great judgment as the ball was coming down towards him. He was so in control of what he was doing and the result was a truly fantastic goal."

Van Bronckhorst was in attendance when team-mate Marc Overmars scored a stunning goal against Yugoslavia at the finals of UEFA EURO 2000™. He said: 
"It's perfect. Sometimes you see similar goals but mostly they come after a player fails to control the ball right and is forced to hit it this way. Here you can see it really was deliberate. It is technically perfect. I can remember we were very good in this match. It was the first EURO I played in and you can only dream about scoring a goal like this at a finals tournament. Maybe I can do it this summer."