00:002024 is coming to an end and here at Beansports we celebrate a year that will go down in history as one of the best sporting calendars.
00:09And of course we start with football, with the victory of Spain against England in the European Cup final.
00:16No, no, no, no, no, no no.
00:23Hours later, Argentina was crowned as a runner-up in South America after beating Colombia 1-0 during the extra time of the game.
00:31The negative fact was the invasion of the stadium to the Dolphins of several fans who even ran away due to the ducts of the air conditioning, generating delays and confusion during the game.
00:46The year in England ended as it began, with the absolute dominance of Manchester City,
00:51which was champion for the fourth time in a row of the Premier League.
00:54By the way, does anyone still doubt that the English league is the best in the world?
01:07We end this football section talking again about Spain,
01:10because the youngest were consecrated in Paris with the gold medal in the Olympic Games.
01:16Yes, a historical double of the Spaniards and what they said was that there was a crisis.
01:21From football to tennis, going through the king of the beaten earth,
01:25Rafael Nadal officially retired from tennis at the age of 38.
01:30Hello everyone, I am here to tell you that I am retiring from professional tennis.
01:36The tennis player announced it after finishing his participation in the Davis Cup.
01:40The Spaniard ended his career being the second-highest winner in tennis history,
01:45with two Olympic golds and 103 ATP titles, 22 of them Grand Slam.
01:51And will Rafa switch to padel now?
01:54There is no doubt that padel is the trend of the moment,
01:57conquering more and more territory with an unprecedented boom in the last year.
02:05And Carlos Alcaraz demonstrated why Spain is still the cradle of racket sport.
02:10The young Spanish tennis player already adds 17 titles to his great sporting career,
02:15achieving in 2024 his first Roland Garros and winning nothing more or less
02:20than the figure of the sport Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon,
02:24in addition to conquering the China Open on October 2.
02:32The future of tennis, Carlos Alcaraz, more than a future, is already a present
02:37and is making great strides in this sport.
02:41And if we talk about tennis, we cannot forget Novak Djokovic and the Olympic Games.
02:46Precisely in this competition, the veteran demonstrated
02:49why he is still a great authority in this sport.
02:53After 16 years trying, the Serbian hung his first gold medal
02:58after beating the great star of the moment, the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz,
03:03With 24 Grand Slams and a bronze medal in Beijing 2008,
03:07Novak Djokovic fulfilled his dream in what, according to the tennis player,
03:11was the last opportunity in his career.
03:15And continuing with the medals, there was a Frenchman who became
03:19the local hero in Paris 2024.
03:22Léomar Chande, a 22-year-old young man who won 4 gold medals and 1 bronze
03:28competing in swimming during the Olympic Games,
03:31was the first to win a bronze medal in the Olympic Games.
03:35He was also the first to win a bronze medal in the Olympic Games
03:39He won 4 gold medals and 1 bronze
03:41competing in swimming during the Olympic Games
03:44with a performance worthy of legend.
03:47The Frenchman dominated the combined 400 meters
03:50and the 200 meters in each of the disciplines,
03:53becoming history within the Olympic Games.
03:57And we cannot forget the female star Simone Biles,
04:01who achieved 3 gold medals and 1 silver medal in Paris.
