Football: Superb Spain rout Italy to retain Euro title in style .
Spain new euro football champion from Pakistan
Spain new euro football champion from Pakistan
KIEV:
Spain cemented their status as soccer's global superpower in vintage
style by thrashing an overwhelmed Italy 4-0 to retain their European
championship title on Sunday.
The victory in an excellent
final full of attacking intent meant they become the first team to win
back-to-back European Championships - either side of their maiden World
Cup triumph in 2010.
Spain attacked from the start and went ahead
after 14 minutes with a David Silva header and doubled the lead four
minutes before halftime when left back Jordi Alba galloped past a frozen
Italian defence onto a precise Xavi pass before planting a confident
shot beyond Gianluigi Buffon.
Italy's slim hopes of a comeback
disappeared when third substitute Thiago Motta pulled a hamstring,
leaving his side down to 10 men for the final half-hour. Fernando Torres
became the first player to score in two Euro finals when he made it 3-0
six minutes from time and fellow substitute Juan Mata added the fourth.
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