Spain have won their first trophy in 44 long years, and thus shed their ‘underachiever’ tag – now assumed by England.
The tournament also highlighted with the 500th European Championship finals goal, scored by Spain's Xavi Hernández against Russia in the semi-final.
And here is a run-down of some of the key statistics from Euro 2008.
Total goals: 77 Top scorer: 4 David Villa Most goals scored: 12 Spain Fewest goals scored: 1 Austria 1 Poland 1 Romania 1 Greece 1 France Most goals conceded: 9 Turkey Fewest goals conceded: 2 Croatia Total shots: 892 Most shots by a player: 28 Roman Pavlyuchenko Most shots by a team: 117 Spain Fewest shots by a team: 33 Sweden 33 Romania Total saves: 247 Most saves: 35 Igor Akinfeev Most corners: 41 Russia Fewest corners: 9 Romania Total fouls: 1,118 Most fouls committed: 114 Spain Fewest fouls committed: 45 Greece Total yellow cards: 122 Most yellow cards: 16 Turkey Fewest yellow cards: 3 Sweden Red cards in the tournament: 1 Volkan Demirel 1 Bastian Schweinsteiger 1 Eric Abidal Most offsides in total: 17 Portugal 17 Germany Fewest offsides in total: 1 Austria
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