“The curse of the trophy must continue”.
“I was the one who stopped Bayern Munich in Germany and passed the ‘curse of the trophy’ to Harry Kane,” Spain national team midfielder Dani Olmo told Spain’s Centro Goals on Wednesday (Aug. 13), adding that he hopes to continue the curse at the Euros.
England and Spain will meet in the UEFA Euro 2024 final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, on June 15 at 4:00 am. Spain will be looking to lift the trophy for the first time in 12 years after winning Euro 2012. England, on the other hand, will be looking to win their first ever Euro title.
Both teams’ tournament journeys have been somewhat mixed. Spain was drawn in the tournament’s so-called group of death, knocking off favorites like Germany (2-1) and France (2-1), with the exception of Georgia in the round of 16 (4-1). It’s been called the worst Euro ever, but Spain was a different story.
England, on the other hand, looked like zombies throughout the tournament. They came back from the dead against Slovakia in the round of 16 with a theatrical equalizer from Jude Bellingham in stoppage time, beat Switzerland on penalties in the quarterfinals, and came from behind to beat the Netherlands in the last four.
England have been known to come from behind after conceding an early goal.
King Charles III of England even congratulated the team on their final performance, saying, “Please finish in regulation time this time. 해외 카지노 사이트 The England team keeps going to overtime and penalty shootouts and winning, and it’s affecting the health of the British people.”
The mood in England after the team’s penalty shootout loss to Italy at the Euros is electric. Especially for England captain Kane, who could win the coveted trophy. He and Son Heung-min have scored 47 goals together in the league alone, surpassing the Didier Drogba-Frank Lampard duo (36) as the most prolific duo in the world.
He even moved to Munich last season in search of a trophy, but it hasn’t mattered. After winning 11 consecutive league titles, Munich finished runner-up to Bayer Leverkusen in the league after Kane’s arrival. The loss to Leipzig was particularly devastating.
Kane’s “no trophy” was a topic of interest not only in Korea but also abroad. In fact, there was a lot of talk about Kane after Munich finished runner-up. Leipzig’s Olmo, who was the decisive factor in Munich’s defeat, echoed this sentiment and promised to deliver another ‘runner-up’ finish.
“Kane suffers from the trophy curse in Germany,” Olmo said. “I stopped Kane and Munich with Leipzig,” he said, “but it’s not over yet. At the Euros, I will not give Kane the trophy by winning against England.”
