Viva - Espana - Rejoice after 4 decades
The last 2 weeks have been amazing for Spain. First it was the triumph at the Euro-2008, which had the whole country in ruptures. The icing on the cake happened 2 days ago, when Rafael"King of Clay" Nadal conquered Roger "King of Grass" Federer in an amazing final at the greatest tennis tournament of all - The Wimbledon. The single aspect that brings these 2 victories on the same plane is that each was achieved after a gap of 4 decades. I can understand the gap in Tennis, but the gap in the football arena just baffles me till date. Spain had previously won the Euro in 1964 on home turf. They then reached the finals in 1984 where they were done in by the current UEFA head - Michel Platini. Spain always had a talented outfil representing them at the World Cup or Euro, but somehow just could not pull it off. The fact that Spain's La-Liga is technically the best league in the world makes this lack of success all the more baffling. Spain is home to the illustrios Rea