Four decades of patience pays off

After 30 games of largely breathless, unpredictable and exciting football, it was almost a question of expecting the unexpected in the final of UEFA EURO 2008 Spanish goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas (c) celebrates with his teammates after the Euro 2008 championships final against Germany Only this time, for once, there was no late twist, no sudden turn. Spain had waited 44 years to get their hands on a trophy and once Fernando Torres had fired them in front against Germany after 33 minutes there was no way they were relaxing their grip. Sunday is a working day in Egypt, but Egyptian football fans had been preparing themselves for the night of the final since the morning. Fans were divided; supporters of each country were wearing their shirts and waving their flags in the streets. Clubs, restaurants, hotels and even... [read full story]