All the records Spain broke during the World Cup:
Most clean sheets - 7
Least goals conceded - 1
Oldest Manager to win the World Cup - Luis de la Fuente
Longest unbeaten run in competitive Menโs matches - 38
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This guy terrorized me as a Chelsea fan till I accepted what a freak of nature he was & just accepted no one will ever be like him, left leg, right leg, head, dribble, free kick, long shot, speed, passing, physicality, clutch inevitability. Only one ๐, only one Cristiano!
10 years ago today, I was watching the Euro Cup final at a mall in Portugal. A lady literally passed out & had to be escorted out by ambulance after Ronaldo went off injured. & no one batted an eye at her because of the suspense of the game.
It was one of the most grueling 90 minutes, and somehow everyone in the room kept faith that we could somehow pull it off in extra time.
Someone at the front of the crowd began celebrating like a lunatic after looking at a notification on their phone, and everyone else was looking around confused asf. Until out of nowhere, Sรฃo Eder takes a shot that changed the fate of our nation.
Tables were flipped, tears were shed, and it was the single best moment of my life.
I donโt think anybody slept that night. Horns honking until 3-4am. All eagerly awaiting getting to Lisboa to receive the players. & receive the players we did.
I still have never felt a high like I did that day, and I am so grateful to be Portuguese in the generation where we brought home our first trophy. Nobody can quite understands what that trophy means to us besides the Portuguese community.