
Euro 2008 champions Spain flew into Madrid-Barajas airport to a thunderous reception on Monday evening.
- Spain beat Germany 1-0 to be crowned European ChampionsIn a fairy-tale ending to a fantastic event, Spain claimed their second European Championship edging past Germany 1-0 in a tense yet open encounter at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna on Sunday.
- Heroes' welcome for Germany's almost championsA huge flag-waving crowd gave Germany's not quite all-conquering football team a heroes' welcome in central Berlin despite their 1-0 defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2008.
- No cases of doping detected during Euro 2008No banned substances were detected among the 300 doping controls carried out during Euro 2008, the director of the Vienna/Seibersdorf laboratory Gunter Gmeiner confirmed on Tuesday.
- Xavi named player of Euro 2008Spanish midfielder Xavi was named player of Euro 2008 by UEFA on Monday. Meanwhile, highest goal scorer for the tournament was Spain's David Villa.
- 100,000 welcome German team home after Euro defeatSome 100,000 Germany fans have welcomed their team home to the capital after a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Spain in the European Championship final.
Quarter Finals
POR 
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CRO 
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NED 
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SPA 
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GER 
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Semi Finals
RUS 
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Sports goods manufacturer Adidas said on Monday that its merchandise sales during the just concluded Euro-2008 football tournament had exceeded that registered during the May-June Indian Premier League cricket fest.
The Euro 2008 final has arrived at last and the whole world - and universe - came together on Sunday in Vienna to celebrate the culmination of three weeks of football.











