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Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas has enjoyed the style of football that Germany have adopted at the UEFA European Championship, as he spoke at a press conference at the team's training base in Gniewino, Poland on Monday.
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SOUNDBITE (Spanish): Cesc Fabregas, Spain:
"Germany and Italy will be a very equal game. Germany play a style that I really like. They pass the ball and counter attack very well and they also defend well. They do everything well, they are a very strong team. Italy have played some great games in this Championship. They have great players like Pirlo and Cassano and Balotelli and it will be a vibrant semi final - I hope we can win our game and play against the best of the two teams."
SOUNDBITE (English): Xabi Alonso, Spain:
"Yeah - I am pretty sure that most of the fans are enjoying - they are watching great football games, great football teams. I think that that's great for not just the present but for the future of this tournament. And most of the teams that are trying to keep the ball and have the control of the games and try to look for the attacking game. That is the best way to look for a victory. And as for us, as we have seen, the teams that are there are because (they) deserve (it). No one takes nothing (anything) for granted and you have to play each game as a final and that is what we will do on Wednesday."
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
Year | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
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2008 | Spain | Germany | Russia / Turkey |
2004 | Greece | Portugal | Netherlands / Czech Republic |
2000 | France | Italy | Netherlands / Portugal |
1996 | Germany | Czech Republic | France / England |
1992 | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands / Sweden |
1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | Italy / West Germany |
1984 | France | Spain | Denmark / Portugal |
1980 | West Germany | Belgium | Czechoslovakia |
1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | Netherlands |
1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | Belgium |
1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | England |
1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | Hungary |
1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia |