Why Spain's Euro 2024 win is just the beginning

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Spain's statistics in winning Euro 2024 are so historic and so startling that it's easy to be overwhelmed and distracted by them. But in the end, Sunday's victory over England in the final came down to what they do best and what has been an eternal question about a footballer: "how's your first touch?"

La Roja are the only team to win six or more matches at a Euro, they have the oldest player to win one (Jesús Navas), the youngest ever to play, assist or score at one (Lamine Yamal), the national team and Spain's clubs have won every major European final they've been in since 2001, they top-scored here, they beat every other European World Cup winner (England,…