It may be the most popular sport in the world, but in Europe football seems to be a matter of monarchies. Spain and England are the finalists of Euro 2024: a king on the throne on each side and most likely a sovereign, Felipe VI, and a Prince of Wales, William, cheering in the stands on this Sunday evening.
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On one side, Spain, who has won three European Championships, as only Germany has managed to do and we know that football is the game where you play 11 against 11 for 90 or 120 minutes, you take penalties and then the Germans win. On the other side, England, who is participating in the second consecutive final, but has never brought home the title. The Spanish field the newly seventeen-year-old jewel of Barcelona Lamine Yamal, who watched the final three years ago in a shopping centre with friends. The English, a monument like Harry Kane, who was on the field in that final won by Italy as in many other matches in which the Three Lions have always remained a few steps away from triumph. Will this be the right time for them, who have not won an international trophy since the home World Cup in 1966? Will it be the turn of the Red Furies again, who have been capable of producing and fielding new talents in recent years?
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The Three Lions start as underdogs, but not by much. Luis de la Fuente, coach of Spain, is the first to reject the predictions. At his first time in a major final, after winning a European Under-21 Championship, he says he is excited. “We are calm and eager to play. It is the details that decide these games. In situations like these, the one who makes the fewest mistakes wins. I will ask the players to enjoy what they have earned with so much work. The future is now and we must take it. It will be a memory for a lifetime”. “I don’t believe in fairy tales, but I do believe in dreams”, said the English coach Gareth Southgate who has been waiting for revenge for three years.
Where to watch the match
The match will kick off at 9pm at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. Live TV coverage on Sky Sport and Rai Uno.
Source: Vanity Fair
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