At the World Cup of superstars, a team take home the trophy | Sid Lowe
The European champions conceded just one goal in the tournament and Spain’s success is a victory for a system Release the pressure, let it out. All of it and all of them. Again and again they had come, again and again they had been halted but they would not be denied. A dozen different players had taken aim at Emi M…
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