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 runner-up in South America after beating Colombia 1-0 during the extra time of the match.
00:31The negative fact was the invasion of the Dolphins stadium by several fans who even sneaked through the ducts of the air-conditioning, causing delays and confusion during the match.
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.
