Intro:
Spain players Sergio Ramos and Cesc Fabregas looked ahead at a press conference in Kiev to facing Italy in Sunday's (July 1st) European Championship final.
Script:
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Sergio Ramos, Spain defender:
"Italy are playing very daring football. In the group phase match (against Spain) they were looking for speed and to counter-attack - as to which style I prefer, it's a question of keeping calm, wait to see how they play on the day, and the important thing for Spain is to remain faithful to our own philosophy and our own style of play. Obviously we are slightly worried, but not obsessed with the issue. We will wait until Sunday."
SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Cesc Fabregas, Spain midfielder:
"(Mario) Balotelli is a great player, he demonstrated it yesterday. He scored two superb goals, in a semi-final against a strong team like Germany. Clearly, he is a threat, like (Antonio) Cassano and the other strikers, and we will do our best to nullify this threat."
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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 |