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The unexpected hero of the European final in Germany was Mikel Oyarzabal, who four minutes before the end of regular time sealed the fate of the match and ensured Spain the championship title. However, not everyone in Spain saw his goal as an act of heroism.

Oyarzabal was born in the small town of Elorri, located in the eastern part of the Basque region, which has about 7,000 inhabitants, and where his mother lives to this day.

She is not allowed to leave the house because her son has been branded a traitor in the town, as they do not see Spain as their country.

A placard with the names Merino and Oyarzabal was placed on a building in the city and they were called traitors to the Basque region because they play for the Spanish national team, which is clearly unforgivable for them.

To make matters even more strange, no one removed the banner even 24 hours after it was displayed.

“Residents don’t want to comment on graffiti and placards when you ask them. Not only do they not condemn the message, some even justify it by saying that football players are traitors. There have been only a few exceptions, who do not. Most of them refuse to speak, they don’t even want to stop”, reports a journalist from the newspaper “OK ​​Diario”.

The second consecutive Wimbledon title comes for Carlos Alcaraz, who becomes the youngest tennis player in history to win the Paris-London double.

Rafael Nadal reached it at the age of 22, while Alcaraz at 21 years and 5 months.

The Spaniard defeated Novak Djokovic 3-0 in straight sets (6-2, 6-2, 7-6), who suffered his third defeat at Wimbledon in 10 finals played (he has won 7).

With this triumph, the Iberian tennis player brings the number of Grand Slam titles to four and will hardly stop in the near future.

Scenes not at all suitable for a football match were recorded at the end of the meeting between Uruguay and Colombia, who were playing for a place in the Copa América final.

As the match ended with a narrow 1-0 victory for the Colombians, the tension has shifted to the stands of the stadium, where Uruguayan players clashed with some rival fans.

The main protagonist in the ranks of the footballers was the star of Liverpool, Darwin Nunez who jumped on the steps of the stadium of Charlotte and started shooting anyone who came in front of him in the yellow shirt.

The clash escalated and other players became involved in the brawl, which is understood to have happened because some Colombia fans harassed Nunez’s family who were there.

Dortmund police are not classifying the Euro2024 semi-final between the Netherlands and England as high risk.

“We expect a peaceful event. There is no animosity between the two sets of fans. We anticipate a big and colorful football festival,” said a police spokeswoman.

However, special measures are still necessary due to the large crowd.

Up to 80,000 Dutch and 25,000 English fans are expected in the western German city, with only 65,000 on tickets.

The fan parks at Friedensplatz in the city and Westfalenpark near the stadium are likely to be packed with fans who do not have tickets for the match.

A planned fan march by thousands of Dutch fans wearing orange to the stadium, which has become one of the tournament’s most iconic images in previous rounds, also calls for police action. “Due to the amount of fans, we will deploy the appropriate forces,” said the police spokeswoman.