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SPAIN BEAT ENGLAND TO BE CROWNED EURO 2024 CHAMPIONS

Spain are crowned Euro 2024 winners after a pulsating 2-1 victory over England at Olympiastadion in Berlin. This marks an unprecedented fourth European championship for La Roja , and they were undoubtedly the best team in the tournament. Spain displayed beautiful­passing, outstanding wing play and ruthless finishing to clinch the biggest footbal prize in Europe. Spain broke the deadlock in the 47th minute through Nico Williams first time finishing. Cole Palmer equalised for the Three Lions in the 73rd minute. Mikel Oyarzabal 's goal four minutes from time sealed the victory for La Roja. England who will now have to reflect on back-to-back European championship final defeats as they continue their search for an elusive international trophy. TIGERS UNITED

ARGENTINA WIN RECORD 16TH COPA AMERICA

Argentina won a record 16th Copa America title by beating Colombia 1-0 thanks to an extra-time goal from Lautaro Martinez . La Albiceleste 's latest title comes on the back of their triumphs at the 2022 World Cup and 2021 Copa America. The victory gives eight-times Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi the perfect sendoff in what is likely his last international tournament. The win, which saw Argentina move ahead of Uruguay after the pair had been tied on 15 Copa titles, marked Angel di Maria 's final international match. Martinez, who came off the bench in extra time, latched onto a precise through ball from Giovani Lo Celso before lifting his effort over advancing Colombia goalkeeper Camilo Vargas in the 112th minute to spark wild celebrations at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida. The defeat ended a Colombian record 28-match unbeaten streak for Nestor Lorenzo 's side, whose last loss also came against 'La Albiceleste' in February 2022. Colombia captain James

PREMIER LEAGUE GREATEST PLAYER

Some say Mohamad Salah is the greatest player of the Premier League. Some say Cristiano Ronaldo , some may say Thierry Henry . When we are talking about the Premier League 's greatest, we should focus into the Premier League actual records. Who had the most Premier League appearances? Who had won the most titles? Who had won most matches? It doesn't matter whether the player is best in the world or in Europe. It doesn't matter what the player had achieved outside the Premier League. The most important is to focus on the Premier League records. The top three most appearances in the Preamier League are held by Gareth Barry , James Milner and Ryan Giggs . Gareth Barry is on top with 653 appearances. While Milner is second with 634, followed by Giggs with 632. But does playing most matches determines a player as the greatest ever in the Premier League? From the 632 matches played, Ryan Giggs had achieved 407 wins. Frank Lampard won 349 matches and James Milner had 326 wins