UEFA Euro 2016: 7 all-time Euro facts

Spain Euro 2012
Spain will be hoping to win their third Euro on the trot

Spain only successful defenders

Spain Euro 2008
Luis Aragones led Spain to the title in 2008

Like the Champions League, Europe’s elite international competition is not known for having the same winners for two consecutive competitions. However, unlike the Champions League, the world has at least once seen a team successfully defend their crown—and it was none other than Spain when they won the Euro 2012 after winning the previous edition of the tournament as well.

Going in as the reigning champions, La Furia Roja became the only ever side to win the tournament back-to-back after beating Italy in the final of the tournament in 2012. That final produced another record that made…

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