Welcome back to the Soul of Sport. For our latest episode of the series, KEVIN QUIGLEY travelled to Berlin, Germany for England’s Euro 2024 defeat to Spain.
It was more heartbreak for England as Spain scored an 86th minute winner to crush the dreams of the Three Lions.
Cole Palmer’s stunning strike cancelled out Nico Williams’ opener, but Spain substitute Mikel Oyarzabal sealed the win late on.
It is second European Championship in a row that England have got all the way to the final and suffered defeat.
KEVIN QUIGLEY captured all the emotion and drama as England navigated victory , using a Nikon Z9 and Z8 Camera, and 24-70mm, 70-200mm and 400mm lenses.
England tasted defeat in the final of a European Championship for the second time in three years against Spain on Sunday
It could have been a different story if Marc Guehi’s header was not cleared off the line by a Spanish player with the score level
It was a tough night for Harry Kane who struggled on the pitch and looked gutted after he was replaced after an hour
The same could be said for Jude Bellingham after the final whistle, as a late goal sunk hopes of an England victory
Kane and his England team-mates had to take the dreaded guard of honour from the opponents that beat them to the trophy
Players and families were in attendance with Phil Foden’s son holding up a message for his dad to ‘bring it home’
Spain and England players couldn’t believe what had happened after the final whistle – though for very different reasons
For Spain it is their first major trophy since Euro 2012 – which was their third tournament victory in a row – something they would like to repeat
Spain players celebrated in front of their jubilant supporters after the final whistle – led by player of the tournament, Rodri
Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham could only put their hands on their head in disappointment after the final whistle
The moment where England’s dreams came to an end with Mikel Oyarzabal sliding in to score the winner for Spain
Jordan Pickford kept England in the game when the score was 1-0 and he was left in tears following the match
England players watch on as Spain celebrate – wishing that the roles of the two teams had been reversed at this point
Some England fans despondently stayed long after the match, while those around them wanted to leave the stadium
Spain players including Marc Cucurella celebrate with the trophy as another international tournament came to an end