Liverpool close in on £6m Spanish winger Luis Alberto
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Euro 2012: Spain v Italy
Minute-by-minute updates from the Euro 2012 final at the Olympic Stadium in Kiev
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Final score: Spain 4 Italy 0
The final is over and Spain are the winners of Euro 2012. Follow the latest news below...
Silva heads Spain in front after 14 mins
After 41 mins Alba scores for Spain
Italy go down to 10 men after Motta goes off with an injury with all three subs having been used
Substitute Torres scores Spain's third with calm finish on 84 mins
Mata, also a sub, scores fourth for Spain on 89 mins
Spain win 4-0
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FT: They retained the ball superbly and for all the talk that they've gone boring, they were simply a joy to watch. They flooded players forward, made exceptional passes, shot when they could and scored four goals. You can't ask for more than that.
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FT: Torres will take the golden boot award. He's scored three goals, along with five other players, but his late assist for Mata will see him pick it up. Germany striker Mario Gomez also had an assist but due to Torres playing less minutes the award goes to the Spaniard.
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Seeing Balotelli's reaction to Italy's loss has made me glad that Spain won.by thealmightydyke via twitter 7/1/2012 8:46:43 PM -
Spain is the best team they gonna make it 4 in brazil in 2014by ROCK_yaworld via twitter 7/1/2012 8:46:55 PM -
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FT: As the Spanish players celebrate with the trophy in Warsaw, we bring this live blog to a close. Thank you for joining me tonight. I leave you with a picture of Fernando Torres, golden boot winner of Euro 2012 and scorer of Spain's third goal. Good night.
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