The red and black fans won the European Championship, the words of a UEFA Spaniard: Albania made me a fan

2024-06-25 19:03:33Fokus SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The red and black fans won the European Championship, the words of a UEFA
The red and black fans won the European Championship

"From the fastest goal to the fantastic fans, Albania brought surprises to the European Championship", with this title and with many praises, the prestigious news agency, "Reuters", has followed the Albanian adventure in Germany. The fact that we ranked last in the group pales in comparison to the immortal moments of nationwide pride, making people from all over Europe fall in love with our country.

Albania's adventure started with what even the craziest fan had not imagined, the fastest goal in the history of any European football championship. Nedim Bajrami needed only 23 seconds to score against Italy, while the Dortmund stadium was dressed in red and black by the 50,000 fans present.

"Reuters" points out that even against Croatia, the Albanian national team defied all odds by equalizing in the last seconds of the most exciting European match. In the match with Spain, the Albanian footballers often put Spain in difficulties, "Reuters" points out.

In every meeting of this group, what has caught the eye and has been reported in the media of all European and world countries, is the electrifying atmosphere created by the Albanian fans, standing side by side with those of Italy, Croatia and Spain, dancing, beer competitions and lots of humor. "Reuters" writes that if there was a cup for the fans, the Albanians would win it without question. The Albanian national team got so far that it made the Spaniards fall in love with their game.

The comment of Spain's reporter for UEFA, Graham Hunter, can be singled out as quite interesting, as he writes: "In a wonderful evening of football, Albania made me its fan!"

The strength of Albania's rival is illustrated by two significant data: this was the second time that Spain won all three group games, as in 2008, when they also took the trophy, and for the first time the Spanish finished the group stage in a European without conceding a single goal.


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