Spain's players celebrate with the trophy
after winning the Euro 2012 final against Italy. Photograph: Gabriel
Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
In the end, Spain were the best team in Euro 2012
by a considerable distance. They turned the final into a procession
and, when they reflect on becoming the first nation to win three major
tournaments in succession, the sense of jubilation should be greatly
enhanced by this being the night when they were rewarded for having
absolute conviction in their principles.
They never wavered in the face of great scrutiny and Vicente del Bosque's
They never wavered in the face of great scrutiny and Vicente del Bosque's






