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Spain: From the Docks to the World Cup Champions Parade

Spain is a country shaped by regions, languages, historic kingdoms, and some of the fiercest football rivalries in the world. Becoming one team may have been one of its greatest achievements.

In this World Cup Champions Edition of Hall of Teams, Kirk Jensen traces the remarkable history of the Spain men’s national football team, from the arrival of the game through British workers in the 1890s and the birth of Furia Española, to Luis Aragonés, tiki-taka, and one of the greatest international dynasties football has ever seen.

Spain conquered UEFA EURO 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA…

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