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| Spain ecstatic at Euro 2008 win | Spain ecstatic at Euro 2008 win |
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| Thousands of euphoric Spanish fans are celebrating in Madrid after their football team won Euro 2008, beating Germany 1-0 in the final. | Thousands of euphoric Spanish fans are celebrating in Madrid after their football team won Euro 2008, beating Germany 1-0 in the final. |
| Fernando Torres' goal gave Spain its first major trophy in 44 years. | Fernando Torres' goal gave Spain its first major trophy in 44 years. |
| The capital is awash with the red and gold national colours, as fans draped in flags dance and sing in the streets. | The capital is awash with the red and gold national colours, as fans draped in flags dance and sing in the streets. |
| The BBC's Steve Kingstone in Madrid describes noisy scenes of jubilation in the Plaza Colon, where thousands of people have gathered. | The BBC's Steve Kingstone in Madrid describes noisy scenes of jubilation in the Plaza Colon, where thousands of people have gathered. |
| All-night party | All-night party |
| Our correspondent adds that the victory is seen as a major triumph for the young Spanish team, and the championship has in many ways been a unifying event, in a country that is politically and regionally divided. | Our correspondent adds that the victory is seen as a major triumph for the young Spanish team, and the championship has in many ways been a unifying event, in a country that is politically and regionally divided. |
| In the past autonomous regions such as Catalonia and the Basque Country have traditionally been reluctant to support the national team. | In the past autonomous regions such as Catalonia and the Basque Country have traditionally been reluctant to support the national team. |
| The enduring image of the tournament, he says, will be King Juan Carlos embracing Spain's goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas as he accepted the trophy in Vienna. | The enduring image of the tournament, he says, will be King Juan Carlos embracing Spain's goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas as he accepted the trophy in Vienna. |
| In Madrid hundreds of police struggled to keep traffic moving as fans spilled out of the city's main square into restaurants and bars for a night of partying. | In Madrid hundreds of police struggled to keep traffic moving as fans spilled out of the city's main square into restaurants and bars for a night of partying. |
| "It's so many years since we even got past the quarter-finals, and now we've won. I can't believe it," Dani, 19, a student from Madrid told AFP news agency. | "It's so many years since we even got past the quarter-finals, and now we've won. I can't believe it," Dani, 19, a student from Madrid told AFP news agency. |
| "We are the best, and now we're ready to win the World Cup," Joaquin, 48, said. He and his family travelled to the capital from the western city of Salamanca. | "We are the best, and now we're ready to win the World Cup," Joaquin, 48, said. He and his family travelled to the capital from the western city of Salamanca. |
| The excitement had been growing throughout the day as fans gathered in the Plaza Colon amid soaring temperatures, to watch the match broadcast live from Vienna on giant television screens. | The excitement had been growing throughout the day as fans gathered in the Plaza Colon amid soaring temperatures, to watch the match broadcast live from Vienna on giant television screens. |
| Spain last won the European championship in 1964 with victory over the former USSR - its only previous triumph at a major tournament. | Spain last won the European championship in 1964 with victory over the former USSR - its only previous triumph at a major tournament. |