Spain’s Victory with Vodka Flavour

Their fresh and young players broke the olds.

The Euro 2008 surprised a lot of football fans in the world.
It finished with Spain's first victory in 44 years.
How many people before the competition had started thought that the country would win it?
This was the last surprise that the tornament gave to us.

Spain were waiting for this glorious moment for a long time.
The Liga Espanola is one of the best leagues in Europe, in which many talented footballers of Spain and from different countries play showing fantastic skills and techniques.
While English football is like rugby Spanish one is a circus.

Clubs are representatives of different ethnicities who are hostile towards the ideology of the nation, for instance Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.
Players of such clubs may have not been passionate for playing for the national team regarding this.

Spanish footballers often achieved major titles when they were young.
The under-17 national team won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship 8 times since 1986 while Germany won two(1984, 1992) and Russia did two(1985, 2006).
The under-19 team have been successful as well for they won the UEFA European Under-19 Championship 5 times since 1995. In the last two years they were champions.
Besides, in the last three summer Olympic Games they won one gold medal and two runners-ups.

Thus, most of the Euro 2008 winners know how to win and how it tastes.
The midfielders coach Luis Aragones fielded were like a music band of magicians.
Xavi, Iniesta and Fabregas were educated in the Barcelona youth team.
Elite educated in such youth programmes are always there waiting to rise.

Some of Spanish fpptballers play now in England.
Fabregas palys for Arsenal for five years, Fernando Torres plays for Liverpool scoring 24 goals last season. xavi Alonso contributes to Liverpool's winning of the Champions League in 2005.
They may have put English toughness in Spain's technical football.

Spain may have felt a large confidence when they beated Russia.
It was in 1962 that the country won the last European Championship defeating Soviet Union 2-1.
After three decades Russia too showed great football; when their performance against Holland was brilliant. Having beated Russia with overwhelming performance, the Spanish team feared nothing.

Meanwhile, Russia was the most impressive team in this competition.
Arshavin will probably be heading towards Barcelona after his outstanding performance although he disappointed us when playing against Spain in the semi final.
Russia's organised football managed by Guuth Hiddink kept attacking in the quater final while Holland stopped.

The thing in common between Spain and Russia is that young generations are successful respectively.
Russian under-17 team won the European under-17 Championship in 2006.
Besides, thanks to the country's oil tycoons massive investment in football, more young players are likely to come.

This century has seen the development of science and technology. They keep changing and renewing themselves day by day. These technical improvement has benefited atheletes to play longer preventing injuries controlloing diets.

The France national team fielded many experienced players albeit they lost miserably.
But, in the respect to the science, old players still can play in the top-level competitions.
The problem of the French team seemed to be lack of young lads who can pass and keep the ball in the midfield. The successes of Spain and Russia reminded me of the importance of youth development.

But, what if Russia won the title this time?
Its pople would have been more pleased to see their foootball team and pround of them.
But, some people would probably say that it was a political victory.
Russia's influence on the world politics is increasing as it has got plentiful natural resources.
Russian goverment can use sport to impress the world and to camofulage its policy.

it was interesting that Russia did not invoke any criticism concerning its democracy from the world. China has been suffering that criticism over human right in Tibet.
Both of Russia and China are hosting the Olympic Games.
Perhaps, Russia managed to use football well to build up its presence in Europe.
The country appears to narrow the gap with EU as well in terms of poilitics.
(The BBC [Russians and EU to seek new pact] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7475103.stm)

Many surprises were witnessed by many spectators in this three weeks.
Some enjoyed while some were shocked.
European countries will set for qualification for the 2010 World Cup final in South Africa.
Russians could enjoy football more than this time■.

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