Spanish fans celebrate during the viewing of Euro 2012 soccer championship final match between Spain and Italy at the Fan Zone in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Spanish fans celebrate during the viewing of Euro 2012 soccer championship final match between Spain and Italy at the Fan Zone in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
A Spain supporter cheers for his team ahead of Sunday's Euro 2012 soccer championship final match between Spain and Italy in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Spain's Jordi Alba celebrates their second goal with teammates during the Euro 2012 soccer championship final against Italy in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Spanish fans celebrate during the viewing of Euro 2012 soccer championship final match between Spain and Italy at the Fan Zone in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Italy's Mario Balotelli, bottom, and Spain's Sergio Ramos go for a header during the Euro 2012 soccer championship final in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, July 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Spain won its third straight major soccer title Sunday, routing Italy 4-0 in the European Championship final and making it look all too easy.
With every goal, the huge group of fans at Olympic Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, cheered and screamed.
In central Madrid, tens of thousands of Spaniards gathered to watch their team's win. The victory gave Spain undisputed proof the team is the best in the world, setting off celebrations in all corners of the country ? and giving Spaniards a break from the grinding economic crisis they're enduring.
"We needed this win to counteract the suffering caused by the crisis, which seems endless," said a smiling Antonio Ferrillo in downtown Madrid as cars drove by with passengers yelling "Espana! Espana!"
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Here's a gallery of photos from the match and celebrations.
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