Stylish Spain an anomaly in a game that continues to lose its lustre

SPAIN were deserving Euro 2024 winners for propagating an attractive, free-flowing and incisive game. As the fresh innocence and joie de vivre of 17-year old Lamine Yamal took the continent by storm, the Spaniards deviated from the common rule.

They became the first nation to lift the Euro title for a fourth time, without having to compromise on their footballing philosophy.