Spain wins the Eurocopa 2012, 4-0 against Italy

Spain is grateful for the distraction from its economic woes and the wildfires raging near Valencia: the national team has won the UEFA Championship--the Eurocopa--for the second time in a row. With the World Cup, this makes three major championships in a row. The level of play in the final, against an Italian team that had also performed brilliansly, left no doubts as to the team's ability to integrate the individual skills of its players into a apectacular team effort. Yes, they have one of the best keepers in the world, yes, they have gifted strikers, but the ticking heart of the team is the unselfish, amazing work of Xavi, Iniesta, Fábregas-who control the ball. the humble, the amazing, always at the heart of the team, Andrés Iniesta. He and Xavi are amazing together, and Cesc Fábregas will be returning to play on a Spanish team.
mad skills, yo! gotta ignore the crappy music that seems to be rule for these tribute videos.

The players' kids on the field after the game were ADORABLE!
And, once the hard work and focused, disciplined team play was over, we had a repeat of the triumphant bus tour of Madrid, culminating in that beloved tradition, the "megabotellón" in Cibeles, complete with jokes, singing, and lots of noise.
"el show de Pepe Reina" blew up Twitter (el megabotellón de Cibeles). His presentations of the players in order of their numbers are drunkenly hilarious and absolutely loved by the crowds.