Spain closes the deal

After 44 years without a championship, Spain finally won the European Cup in what was one of the best 1-0 matches I have seen in years. Christ, they were brilliant and none more so than the freakishly talented trio of keeper Iker Casilles, midfielder Xavi, and forward Fernando Torres. For a team best known for folding like a card table when under pressure, they held it together like champions and beat the Germans from one end of the field to the other. So congratulations to the Red Fury. They exorcised quite a few demons yesterday and they did it in style.