Euro 08 ends

Spain one of the favorites to win the tournament won the highly coveted Euro 08 trophy after more than 40 years. They beat the Germans 1-0 courtesy of a goal from Fernando Torres. Actually the Spaniards played well through out the whole tournament. Other teams to show their best football were Turkey, Russia and the Netherlands. But eventually the winners were Spain. Xavi was declared the player of the tournament and David Villa was the top scorer. Other players to have performed well for the Spanish team were Iker Casillas, Cesc Fabregas, Senna, Puyol, David Silva. It was the overall performance of the team that won them the tournament.