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These boots were worn by Rodri during the Uefa “Euro 2020” competition. In June 2024, Rodri was named in Spain’s squad for UEFA Euro 2024 in Germany. In the team’s final warm-up match – a 5–1 win over Northern Ireland in Mallorca – he won his 50th cap for Spain. In the team’s opening match of the tournament, he played 86 minutes before being substituted for Martin Zubimendi as La Roja beat Croatia 3–0 at Berlin’s Olympiastadion. Rodri helped Spain reach and win the UEFA Euro 2024 final with an outstanding tournament performance, as he was awarded the best player of the tournament. Spain defeated England 2–1 to secure their fourth European championship. In addition, he became one of 12 players who won both youth and senior Euro titles, alongside his teammates Nacho, Ferran Torres, Álvaro Morata and Mikel Merino. During Spain’s celebrations of their Euro 2024 victory over England, Rodri and Spanish captain Álvaro Morata were filmed chanting “Gibraltar is Spanish”. The chants were labelled “rancid”, “discriminatory” and “hugely offensive to Gibraltarians” by the Government of Gibraltar, and led to an official complaint to UEFA by the government and the Gibraltar Football Association.[77][78] After an investigation was opened on 19 July, Rodri and Morata were formally charged under Article 11 of UEFA on 23 July. The pair were given a one match ban.
