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Euro Cup - 3 Majors for Sensational Spain!

Euro Cup - 3 Majors for Sensational Spain!

Spain have done what no European country has done before and gone on to successfully win 2 European Championships whilst also winning the World Cup in-between. Spain have been labelled boring during this tournament however with a thumping 4-0 win, they proved all their critics wrong with a powerful display against a tired Italy, to show why they are the best team in the world..

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