Friday, June 3, 2016

New finalists, familiar title contenders at expanded Euros (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Saturday Sept. 5, 2015 file photo, Spains Andres Iniesta kicks the ball before scoring from the penalty spot during a Group C Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match between Spain and Slovakia at the Nuevo Carlos Tartiere stadium in Oviedo, Spain. (AP Photo/Jose Vicente, FIle)

The European Championship enters a new era with Spain seeking to reassert its old supremacy. Invincible between 2008 and 2012 while claiming back-to-back European titles and finally tasting World Cup glory , the Spanish halo slipped two years ago with a humiliating blowout in Brazil. It will be a tougher challenge than before, with the Euros growing by eight teams to 24 in France.


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