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Aug

World Football in Spain

The Spain national football team represents the country of Spain in international association football. It is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.  Spain is the current reigning World and European champion team,which won the 2010 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. Spain additionally won the 1964 European Nations’ Cup and also made the UEFA Euro 1984 Final. In July 2008 Spain soared to the top of the FIFA World Rankings for its first time and became the sixth nation to top that ranking.  From November 2006 to June 2009 Spain was undefeated for 35 consecutive games before finally losing to the United States.

So, how much are the great international football teams worth today?  Here we have talked about Spain, but how does the Spanish team stack up against other big players around the globe?  It depends on what criteria we apply.  Below is an infographic that attempts to rank the world’s teams according to their current worth in dollars.  Interesting read.  Click to expand.

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