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Spain has been crowned Euro 2012 champions after a record-breaking 4-0 victory over Italy in the final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev on Sunday. With Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010 successes, Spain captain, Iker Casillas hailed the achievements as the team’s best unforgettable four years!
Casillas himself also broke a European championship record by extending his run without conceding a goal in the competition to 510 minutes. He told the Spanish Football Federation: “This is due to the talent that we all have and the work that people don’t see – the work of the past, with everyone in the academies, and the manager who has given this generational change. We are living in the most marvellous moment in Spanish football history. We have been superior thanks to the work of our players and our characteristics. With [Jordi] Alba’s goal we almost sealed it, but the third killed it off completely."
Over at the Azzurri’s, Prandelli admitted that the winning of the championship could be still be a distance away, his team did the best they could, but insists he is already focusing and planning for the future.
The success of Spain’s is not credited to the effort made just for the past four years or so. The (Spain) Football Federation’s effort in the National Academy, as well as the country-wide youth development play a crucial role in the senior team’s success. In fact, Junpiter Futbol ever went in-depth to touch on this part of their development and success, click SPANISH DOMINATION to read more.
We thank Spain for showing the world on how futbol success could be developed from home. And once again, congratulation to Spain for crowning the UEFA Euro 2012!
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