Spain vs Italy Euro 2012

• KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Its the final day of Euro 2012, with Italy and Spain going head to head for the cup. Follow the best of the action, photos and pre-match buildup here. Want to have your say? Contact (at)phillipsian and (at)simonhaydon via Twitter.
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• (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) Spanish players kids play on the pitch after winning the Euro 2012 football championships final match Spain vs Italy on July 1, 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev.
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• Germany didn't win the Euro Cup because the Germans weren't German enough? That's currently the debate in the country, as some analysts claim that the German national soccer team failed to win because they didn't tap their inner nationalism.
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• Despite being beaten by possibly the best national team in football history, Italy can walk away proudly. After a miserable showing in the 2010 World Cup and a quiet qualification into the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, Italy have continued to impress.
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• Sundays Spain vs. Italy match for the UEFA Euro 2012 championship set a new sports-related Twitter record.
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• Even for a history as storied as that of Italian football, the last month just might prove to be the most remarkable of all.
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• As far as Marca is concerned, the best way is to keep the message simple: Gracias, gracias, gracias reads the newspapers headline above a picture of Spains victorious Euro 2012 champions then to the 4-0 humbling of Italy in Kiev.
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• Spain Vs Italy Euro 2012 final was scintillating. But it remained one-sided throughought. Here are highlights and score.
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• Italy were always fighting an uphill battle in the Euro 2012 final against Spain, but La Roja were allowed to coast to their third consecutive major title with a 4-0 victory over the Azzurri.
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• Passmasters face gutsy Italians in Kiev. Two years ago in South Africa, Italy faced one the greatest humiliation in their illustrious history, finishing botton of a World Cup group that also included lowly New Zealand.
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