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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, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:23Hours later, Argentina took the crown as the South American runner-up after winning 1-0 against Colombia during the extra time of the match.
00:32The bad news was the invasion into the stadium of the Dolphins of several fans who even flew into the air conditioning ducts ahead due to delays and confusion during the game.
00:42The year in England ended as it started, with the absolute dominance of Manchester City,
00:51which was champion for the fourth time in a row of the Premier League.
00:55By the way, does anyone still doubt that the English league is the best in the world?
01:07We finish this football section talking again about Spain,
01:10as the youngest were consecrated in Paris with the gold medal in the Olympic Games.
01:16Yes, historical double of the Spaniards and that they said there was a crisis.
01:21From football to tennis, passing 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 inform 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 as the second-highest winner in the history of tennis,
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.
02:29CARLOS ALCARAZ
02:32The future of tennis, Carlos Alcaraz, more than a future, is already a present
02:37and is being consecrated to giant steps 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 one from Serbia 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.
03:23LÉO MARCHAND
03:28And following the medals, there was a Frenchman who became the local hero in Paris 2024.
03:35Léo Marchand, a 22-year-old young man who won 4 gold medals and 1 bronze
03:41by competing in swimming during the Olympic Games with a performance worthy of a legend.
03:47The Frenchman dominated the 400 meters combined and 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 in Paris 3 gold medals and 1 silver.
04:04The 27-year-old American became the most decorated gymnast in history,
04:09achieving 11 Olympic medals, 7 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.
04:162024 was also the year of the shooter Yusuf Dikesh,
04:20a Turkish athlete who was a soldier and won his first medal in Paris.
04:24Yusuf became viral for his peculiar way of participating,
04:28without protective glasses or helmet and with one of his hands always in his pocket,
04:33something unusual in this discipline.
04:36Formula 1 is getting stronger and stronger, adding a lot of drama and show to this 2025 season.
04:43And it is that after 12 consecutive years and 6 world titles with Mercedes,
04:47Lewis Hamilton puts an end to his career in the German team to give rise to a new stage in Ferrari.
04:53The 39-year-old British driver, who managed to accumulate the same number of titles
04:59as the German legend Michael Schumacher,
05:01seeks to add his eighth title, now with the Tifosi,
05:05leaving out the Italian team, to Carlos Sainz after 4 years in a double with Charles Leclerc.
05:13And speaking of show, the colapinto mania invades Formula 1.
05:28The Argentine Franco Colapinto takes over Formula 1 and drives the masses crazy.
05:33At just 21 years old, the South American generated enthusiasm in the international automotive community
05:39with his charismatic and flirtatious personality,
05:42which made him shine not only on the tracks but also off them,
05:46thus becoming the first Argentine to be part of the Formula 1 grill after 42 years.
05:54It seems that Charles Leclerc is no longer the only heartbreaker of the championship.
06:00And to close the soap opera and add more drama to the season closure of Formula 1,
06:12Checo Pérez announced his departure from Formula 1.
06:15Despite having signed a contract until 2026 with Red Bull,
06:19the Mexican ended his work relationship with the Austrian team in a surprising way,
06:24running out of place for the 2025 season and leaving his fans waiting for his reincorporation in 2025.
06:34Undoubtedly, Mike Tyson's return could not be left out of this summary of the year.
06:39And it is that the previously heavyweight world champion for the CMB, AMB, FIB
06:45and champion of the three world championships,
06:48returned to the quad for the first time since 2005, almost 20 years later,
06:53to face YouTuber Jake Paul.
06:56The fight became one of the most seen events in history,
07:00reaching more than 60 million viewers on streaming platforms,
07:05although it was thus demonstrated that age comes to all of us.
07:08And this was the highlight of this 2024,
07:11remember that all the sporting events of 2025 can be followed on Beansports.