Deep-lying Iniesta aims for more glory


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Football - Spain Training - Jose Rico Perez Stadium, Alicante, Spain - 12/11/15 Spain's Andres Iniesta during training Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Andres Iniesta, the driving force behind Spanish triumphs at the last two Euros and scorer of the goal that delivered their only World Cup in between, will hope to provide further inspiration as his country target a record fourth European Championship triumph.

The virtuoso midfielder’s extra-time strike against the Netherlands in Johannesburg in 2010 earned him universal devotion in Spain, with even Real Madrid supporters giving the Barcelona man a standing ovation on his most recent visits to the Bernabeu.

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