Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Identify the player: He holds the record of being the only player to score two hat-tricks in the same European Championships. He scored 9 of his teams 14 goals in that tournament. And is the all time highest goal scorer in European Championship history

  1. Franz Beckenbauer (GER)

  2. Michel Platini(FRA)

  3. Alan Shearer (ENG)

  4. Marco Van Basten (NED)

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Explanation

Michel Platini scored two hat-tricks in Euro 1984 (against Denmark and Belgium) and tallied 9 of France's 14 goals that tournament. His 9-goal total remains the European Championship record, making him both the all-time leading scorer and the only player with two hat-tricks in a single tournament.

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