As a strong supporter of Spain from the start of the tournament,it gives me great pleasure to see Spain finally win the Euro….infact finally win anything.

A team with such great potential has been frustratrated for so long and have finally proved what they can do.So one must ponder the question as to why it took so long.Maybe something had changed?Well to start of with no Raul.At 30 the veteran striker was dropped with striking talent such as Villa,Torres and Guiza at Spain’s disposal.However he was never the problem and it is very hard to believe that Raul single-handedly ruined Spains chances of winning any silverware.Not only is this hard to believe but it would not be fair to the great man who has given so much to Spanish Football.

But perhaps the man who is responsible for Spanish glory is Marcos Senna.Not only did he have a great tournament but he was probably player of the tournament.Playing a defensive midfield role such as that of Claude Makelele who mastered it,Senna was impeccable in holding the midfield together and also the vital link to attack that Spain had missed for so long.The 31 year old Villarreal man whom has the worlds biggest clubs such as Manchester,Chelsea,Real Madrid and Bayern licking their lips, stole the show and has now become a Spanish cult figure.Although born and raised in Brazil and despite only recieving Spanish citizenship in 2006 Senna has not failed to make a massive impact on the Spanish game.Now that Senna and his Spanish side has won Euro 2008, and Senna ageing well into his thirties, Spain now have guidlines and can look forward as to what players to produce in the future.

LONG LIVE SPANISH FOOTBALL