"Spaniards celebrate Euro 2008 win
Spaniards celebrate Euro 2008 win
Euphoric Spaniards poured into the streets to celebrate their European Championship victory over Germany, the first time the country has won a major football tournament in 44 years
Football and nationalism the Balkan way by HAJRUDIN SOMUN
I do not consider myself a football fan, but like millions of others, I have been riveted to the TV screen watching the European championship during these warm June days. Who can avoid the fanatic atmosphere created around the second most important thing in the world?
The A-Z of UEFA EURO 2008™
euro2008.com casts its mind back over the past month – from Arshavin to Zidane with detours via kidney transplants, Turkish comebacks and naked walks in the park.
Xavi emerges as EURO's top man
Spain midfielder Xavi Hernández has been named as the Castrol Player of the Tournament for UEFA EURO 2008™ after stirring displays in the Alpine nations.
Spain dominate Team of the Tournament
The UEFA Technical Team has named its UEFA EURO 2008™ Team of the Tournament, with no fewer than nine Spanish players being named in the final 23.
Torres ends Spain's long wait for glory
Germany 0-1 SpainA first-half strike from Fernando Torres earned Spain a first UEFA European Championship crown in 44 years.
European Championship Final - Spain versus Germany
I can only be thankful that I'm not Spanish or German because it's already painful to watch ... This rugby woman fears football fever is turning her head.Boring . . .
SPAIN:1 GERMANY:0 This is why us Americans don't favor soccer as much as we should. Besides having to watch two European teams with players whose names are not so common to any of us here west of the Atlantic, with all their European antics, and anger, and foul play, having to endure 90 plus minutes of one goal scored the...Why the Dutch love the Spanish and vice versa ..
Dutch National Anthem;
The Dutch text of the first stanza
'A celebration of European integration'
UEFA EURO 2008™ has been a festival of European togetherness according to Austrian federal chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer and Swiss federal councillor Samuel Schmid.Emotional Aragonés bows out on a high
Spain coach Luis Aragonés was "full of emotion" after leading his country to victory in the final of UEFA EURO 2008™ while Joachim Löw was already thinking ahead.Löw looking on the bright side
Germany trainer Joachim Löw insisted his side had plenty to be proud of after a "fantastic" campaign ended with the loss against Spain in the Vienna final.Consistent Spain prove their worth
UEFA EURO 2008™ got the climax it deserved as Spain, the most consistently productive team at the finals, defeated a resilient Germany 1-0 in Vienna.Ten of the best star turns
Talking point: euro2008.com takes its pick of the ten players who caught the eye at UEFA EURO 2008™. What do you think about our selection? Have your say.Statistics highlight EURO experience
Thirty games, 76 goals and only three red cards – the statistics offer a glimpse behind the many memorable moments witnessed at UEFA EURO 2008™.Well… blah
A championship that ends in a bland 1-0 game does tend to affirm certain prejudices about this sport. And after the wild craziness of Germany-Croatia, Germany-Turkey, or Russia-Netherlands…
