Super-Spain Wins European Championship

What a tournament Euro 2008 has been! And an exciting, if not out and out beautiful, final game. In the end, a lone Fernando Torres goal was the difference maker, but Spain were the true class of the tournament and deserved to hoist the trophy. Germany, towards the end of the game, looked tired and out of ideas. Turkey outclassed them in every way but goals in their semi-final game, so it would've been hard to see Germany as the cup holder.

I'm going to rest my soccer eyes for a couple of days after all the Euro games. I've got six weeks of youth soccer coming up and then the EPL openers. I can't wait.

Euros

I've finally had a chance to catch up with some European Cup soccer, with some quarters action, taped and delay-viewed. After the Netherlands looked so vital and dangerous in the first 2 games of the group stage, Russia demolishes them in convincing fashion. Did Spain really beat this team 4-1?

Germany looks powerful and monstrous in the first 25 minutes, then rests on its laurels for a nervy 30-40 minutes, until re-asserting itself. Portugal's defense couldn't keep a clean sheet in the MSL, it appears. And CRon, for as wonderful a talent as he is, looks like Portugal's only real player. And even he isn't that dangerous against the Joymans. Good to see Der Lemon playing well for the Big G Machine.