“But football is like that, no? This was my third time playing in the Euro. In the last one I played and started almost every match and scored two goals. I had much less playing time in this one and I’ve won the Golden Boot. Football is beautiful like that, it can be fair or unfair depending how you look at it. That’s why we love it so much.”
“He just knew. He didn’t even have to look. He knew.” - BBC commentary
Spain celebrations
Euro 2012 team of the tournament:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Ita), Iker Casillas (Spa), Manuel Neuer (Ger)
Defenders: Gerard Pique (Spa), Fabio Coentrao (Por), Philipp Lahm (Ger), Pepe (Por), Sergio Ramos (Spa), Jordi Alba (Spa)
Midfielders: Daniele De Rossi (Ita), Steven Gerrard (Eng), Xavi (Spa), Andres Iniesta (Spa), Sami Khedira (Ger), Sergio Busquets (Spa), Mesut Ozil (Ger), Andrea Pirlo (Ita), Xabi Alonso (Spa)
Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Ita), Cesc Fabregas (Spa), Cristiano Ronaldo (Por), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Swe), David Silva (Spa)
Yesterday in the last minutes of the game, Iker asked the referee to end the match in respect for Italy who was losing 4-0. (x)
Gracias Iker!
