Spain on Sunday retained their European championship title in style, beating Italy 4-0 in the Ukrainian capital Kiev to become the first side to complete back-to-back wins in the competition’s 52-year history.
By cruel irony, the day upon which France vaunted its footballing mediocrity by losing to Spain at Euro 2012 also happened to be the 40th birthday of Zinedine Zidane.
With smiles on their football-loving faces, Greeks will cast ballots Sunday in an election that could decide the crisis-hit country’s fate in Europe.
Euro 2012 was kicking off in Poland and Ukraine Friday amid fears that racism and politics could overshadow Europe’s premier football showcase, held for the first time in nations once behind the Iron Curtain.
