Spain News : National
+ Larger Font | + Smaller Font
Casillas kisses the Queen and hugs the King
By h.b. - Jun 30, 2008 - 6:51 AM
ALSO SEE : • Schuster under pressure at Real Madrid - Sep 4, 2008 - 8:07 AM
• Robinho finally moves to Manchester City - Sep 2, 2008 - 6:59 AM

Spanish captain Iker Casillas with King Juan Carlos in the stadium in Vienna last night - Photo EFE
Spanish captain Iker Casillas with King Juan Carlos in the stadium in Vienna last night - Photo EFE
enlarge photo

The celebrations continue for Spain following their win of the European Championships.
Protocol went out of the window after the game when the Spanish goalkeeper and captain, Iker Casillas, kissed the Queen and hugged King Juan Carlos, after lifting the cup for Spain.

The Monarch said ‘We have suffered, but the final was worth it’ and that he had been waiting for such happiness for some time. All had worked out well and it had been very exciting.

Sergio Ramos accepted his medal wearing a shirt in memory of the Sevilla footballer who died last year, Antonio Puerta.

Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, who also saw the match in Vienna, said the win was only the start and the best was still to come from the side.
That side will have a new manager though, with the departure of Luis Aragonés confirmed. The man, who is almost 70, has won 38 of the 54 games he has supervised since July 2004.

Madrid will welcome home the victorious Spanish football side later today at the start of what will be several days more of celebrations.

The players’ plane arrives back at Barajas Airport in the capital at 7,30pm and then an open top bus will take them to the city centre. They will appear in the Plaza de Colón at 8,55pm.
The Plaza has already been the centre of the Euro 2008 championships with a large screen broadcasting all the games.
During the final last night one person was seriously injured with a head injury, and 120 more needed medical assistance during the game, with a total of 26 people being taken to Madrid hospitals, mostly for slight injuries.


 smartphone/pda/iphone |  email this article |  printer friendly page

 del.icio.us |  digg |  technorati |  yahoo | StumbleUpon Toolbar Stumble It!
Add to Facebook Facebook | Reddit Reddit | Seed it! Newsvine | Meanme Meneame | Wikio Wikio | Blink Blink

ALSO SEE :
• Schuster under pressure at Real Madrid - Sep 4, 2008 - 8:07 AM
• Robinho finally moves to Manchester City - Sep 2, 2008 - 6:59 AM
• Weekend Spain Sports Round Up - Monday September 1 2008 - Sep 1, 2008 - 6:40 AM
• Robinho still wants to go to Chelsea - Aug 15, 2008 - 1:23 PM
• Juan Villalonga steps back from Valencia - Aug 1, 2008 - 9:24 AM
• Eto'o might yet stay at Barcelona - Jul 29, 2008 - 8:03 AM
• Spanish football clubs owe the taxman 607 million Euros - Jul 28, 2008 - 7:55 AM
• Valencia fans unhappy at club ownership changes - Jul 26, 2008 - 9:04 PM
• Vicente Soriano taking control of Valencia football club - Jul 25, 2008 - 8:16 AM
• Messi the star as Barceona win Scottish friendly 0-6 - Jul 25, 2008 - 8:11 AM
• Could Eto'o be heading back to Real Madrid? - Jul 24, 2008 - 8:03 AM

Comments

Ron
30 Jun 2008, 10:14
Fantastic! Well done ! Could you ever immagine the Royals of UK ever doing such a thing, one would not be amusesd, would one. Again Brilliant, it showed how football should be played.
Cori
30 Jun 2008, 15:50
My boys did a beautiful job. Pase lo que pase, ESPANA SIEMPRE!
*Name:
Email:
Notify me about new comments on this page
Hide my email
*Text:
 
Please keep to the subject. Opinions published here are of our visitors, not the Typically Spanish team. Comments which go against Spanish laws or which are libellous are not allowed. We reserve the right to delete any comment we wish.

Por favor, céntrate en el tema. Son las opiniones de los internautas, y no las de Typically Spanish. No está permitido verter comentarios contrarios a las leyes españolas o injuriantes. Reservado el derecho a eliminar los comentarios que consideremos fuera de tema.

Powered by Scriptsmill Comments Script

Click Here!

Browse and Search Spain




Editorials | Basics | Destinations | National Parks | Ski Resorts
Fiestas | History | Profiles | Property in Spain | Regions of Spain



National | Madrid | Cataluña | Alicante | Andalucía | Aragón
Asturias | Balearic Islands | Basque Country | Cantabria
Castilla La Mancha | Castilla León | Ceuta & Melilla
Costa Blanca | Costa Cálida | Costa de Almería | Costa de la Luz
Costa del Sol | Costa Tropical | Canarias | Extremadura | Galicia
La Rioja | Murcia | Navarra
Google


Discount Hotels in Spain


Learn Spanish - FREE DEMO


If you want to learn Spanish at home, check out our FREE DEMO classes from the Visual Spanish system

Car Hire in Spain

Get the best deals tried and tested by Typically Spanish HERE

Typically Spanish RSS feeds


You can place our latest features, National Spanish headlines, or regions of interest to you, onto your desktop or website by using our free RSS feeds.
Click here for details


Business Channel


Check out more business videos - coming soon
Today's Spain Business News here

Typically Spanish Vote


La Tienda Shopping

Check out our Shopping Channel (in Spanish) here