EURO 2008: SPAIN CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE AFTER DEFEATING GERMANY 0-1 IN THE FINAL.

SPAIN has proclaimed itself the CHAMPION of the EUROPEANNATIONS CUP 44 years after winning the title the first time. TheSpaniards defeated GERMANY 0-1 to remain the only teamundefeated throughout the whole tournament & win the Silver Cup.SFS has its fingers twitching & finding it hard to type this gran newsas the joy is overflowing after waiting so long to live this Footballexperience. Spain

EURO 2008 FINAL : SPAIN vs GERMANY - NEWS & PREVIEW

Both SPAIN & GERMANY have finished their final training session,& news from Germany is that it may face tomorrows final without its Captain, & from Spain that Cesc Fabragas will fill the place ofinjuried David Villa.German Captain MICHAEL BALLACK is suffering a right leginjury that may leave him out of tomorrows final. Ballack will havean exam tomorrow just before the match to see if his injury

EURO 2008: SPAIN TWO STEPS FROM GLORY, BUT FIRST RUSSIA

SPAIN plays RUSSIA tonight in the 2º semi-final of Euro 2008, to attempt to qualify for the fianl & meet Germany next Sunday.Spain will start with the same 11 players that coach Aragones hasplaced his trust on in every game so far up to this point (see teampicture below) & defeated the Russians 4-1 in their first Group D game. We all know that tonight the Russians will be a more tough affair than

EURO 2008: SWEDEN 1 - SPAIN 2. DAVID VILLA PUTS SPAIN IN THE Q/FINALS (See Video)

SWEDEN lost 1-2 to SPAIN in extremis after everyone was packingtheir belongings to go home. DAVID VILLA got onto a long defensiveball ( of desperation) to control & score his 4ºth of the Championship& the winner for Spain, which puts them into the Q/Finals.Spain started well with the control of the ball & the match. So much so, that in the 14th min FERNANDO TORRES put Spain ahead ( seeimage below

SPAIN EURO 2008 NEWS: SAME TEAM FOR SWEDEN

It´s like the American saying: "If it ain´t broke, why fix it". SpanishNational Squad coach Luis Aragones will line up the same side asagainst Russia in tomorrow´s second Group D game againstSWEDEN.The picture above illustrates the team for tomorrow, at 18.00 local time, with:Casillas; Sergio Ramos, Puyol, Marchena, Capdevila; Senna, Xavi,Iniesta, Silva; Torres & Villa.A win tomorrow will take

EURO 2008: SPAIN 4 - RUSSIA 1 - DAVID VILLA HAT - TRICK (SEE VIDEO)

It´s exactly how SPAIN wanted to start its journey in EURO 2008with a conviencing victory in its opening Group D match againstRUSSIA win a 4-1 scoreline. The man of the match was ValenciaCF player DAVID VILLA who scored a HAT-TRICK.The game was played under a constant rain with both sides testing each other out early, with Spain nervous as the Russian made good play & had chances. The starting

EURO 2008 NEWS: SPAIN SING THEIR "WAR CHANT" - "A POR ELLOS"

The Spanish National Football squad at EURO 2008 yesterday got together to sing the "war chant" to will inspire the team & the nation towards the coverted European Football prize.Song title : " A por ellos" (translated +/-) "Going after them"Check the video out:Great to see the serious coach Luis Aragones let lose & join in with his singing, & good sign to see the guys enjoying themselvesto

EURO 2008 SPAIN NEWS: ARAGONES HINTS AT STARTING 11 FOR GROUP D DEBUT

The Spanish National Football Team had all the media climbing forhigher grounds to catch a glimpse of todays training session asCoach Luis Aragones ordered that the training day be behind closeddoors. The idea was to get away from crowds of fans & concentrateon all the tactical moves, as it looked like Aragones has alreadychosen the starting 11 for their debut match next Tuesday in GroupD.Spain

EURO 2008 WARM UP FRIENDLY: SPAIN 1 - USA 0

SPAIN defeated USA 1-0 in its last warm up friendly before headingto Euro 2008. A game with two halves: a bad first & a better second, ascoach Aragones changed the players & positions testing people to finda steady balance.The first half saw a solid US team plant itself in front of Spain tofrustrate their play & cause mistakes. The Spaniards with Silva,Torres, Capdevilla, Alonso... just could´nt

EURO 2008: SPAIN UPDATE

This is the picture, striker DAVID VILLA on the floor in pain.He joins Fernando Torres who also received a knock on the ankle& both are in doubt for tonights friendly International against theUNITED STATES.Not good news at all for SPAIN. Surf in late tonight for the full resultsof tonights clash with USA.

EURO 2008: SPAIN - TEAM PHOTO: WILL IT BE SPAINS TIME?

Yes, SFS knows there is the SPAIN TEAM photo below. But thisis the very latest, taken yesterday with the chosen 23 players thata whole nation are putting their hopes on. SFS also knows from theemails it receives that there are many readers that collect the photos& SFS always wishes to lend a hand.Staying with the spirit of things , here is a great video found in Youtubethat highlights the lows &

SPAIN BEGINS THE EURO 2008 FINALS ROAD

The Spanish National Football squad has began its preparation forthe upcoming EURO 2008. The squad all gathered in Madrid & were asigned their shirt numbers for the competition, here is the official list:.1 Casillas.2 Albiol.3 Navarro.4 Marchena.5 Puyol..6 Iniesta.7 Villa.8 Xavi.9 Torres10 Cesc.11 Capdevila12 Cazorla13 Palop14 Xabi Alonso15 Sergio Ramos.16 Sergio García17 Guiza18 Arbeloa19

SPAIN ANNOUNCES ITS 23 PLAYERS FOR EURO 2008

Coach Luis Aragones handed in his list of 23 players that will makeup the SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM for the EURO 2008 tournamentthat begins next month in Switzerland/Austria.As expected the Real Madrid Captain RAUL was not called up & youngBojan from FC Barcelona, auto-excluded himself due to tiredness. Thenovelties are the inclusion of SERGIO GARCIA ( Real Zaragoza) &SANTIAGO CAZORLA (Villareal),

FIFA THREATENS TO BAN SPAIN FROM EURO 2008

Last year the Spanish Government, via a ministerial order,communicated to all Spanish Sports Federations that if they didnot qualify their national teams for the Pekin Olympic Games, thatthey must hold internal elections before this August. In this case, it affectsdirectly the Spanish Football Federation ( RFEF) as Spanish failedto qualify for Pekin.This is understandable from the Governments

UEFA LIST: THE BEST EUROPEAN PLAYERS IN THE LAST 50 YEARS

UEFA has invited the 16 participating EURO CUP 2008 Nations ( viatheir Federation) to hand in their "Best all time player " in the last 50years for their country.As all shut lists, this will cuase plenty of debate, as it may not conformwill all opinions. However, here is the list of the final 16 names that makeup UEFA´s 16º Best players in the last 50 years.(Alfredo Di Stefano for Spain)SPAIN: