From the 7th June until the 29th June 2008, sixteen of Europe’s greatest football nations will fight it out in Austria and Switzerland to be able to call themselves the European Champions. If any of the teams want to win the 2008 European Championships they will need to score plenty of goals and with Betfair and Skybet offering free bets on the competitions top scorer you can feel closer to the action. Every team has a crop of players who are all capable of hitting the back of the net on a regular basis so the competition for the tournament’s leading goal scorer is sure to be fierce. Czech front man Milan Baros, Portuguese forward Nuno Gomes and French superstar Thierry Henry are all tied in the all-time leading scorers list with five goals each and will need to find the back of the net four times during the championships if they want to take over the all-time leading scorer, French legend, Michel Platini who has 9 goals to his name in the finals but with young players like Cristiano Ronaldo in fine form for both club and country the veterans will have serious fight on their hands. So whether you think it will be one of the old stalwarts or one of the rising stars who emerges as the top scorer in the 2008 Uefa European Championships, Betfair and Skybet are the best sites to place your bets. Both are offering free bets throughout the competition which can be used to bet on who you think will be the leading scorer of the competition.