Euro-Spain aiming to shake off underachievers tag (Reuters)
Published 6/20/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
The words Spain and
underachievers go hand in hand although a victory over world
champions Italy in Sunday's Euro 2008 quarter-final would help
shake off their reputation for choking on the big occasion.
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