Photos: Spain celebrate winning Euro 2024 with trophy parade in Madrid

Thousands of people in Madrid welcomed Spain’s squad home on Monday after they beat England to win Euro 2024.

After receptions with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, La Roja were paraded through the capital city on an open-top bus.

Spain fans gather at the Cibeles Square in Madrid, waiting to celebrate with the Spanish national football team players, on July 15, 2024, after Spain won the UEFA Euro 2024 final football match between Spain and England. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)

Spanish national football team players celebrate on the stage at Cibeles Square, with Spain fans, on July 15, 2024, after Spain won the UEFA Euro 2024 final football match between Spain and England. (Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP)

Spanish national football team players parade on board of a bus as Spain fans gather to celebrate, on July 15, 2024, after Spain won the UEFA Euro 2024 final football match between Spain and England. (Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP

It was adorned with the message “it’s only the beginning” and the trophy sat at the front of the bus.

“We want a lot,” Sanchez said.

“We want more,” he added.

The likes of Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams and Sunday’s match-winner in Berlin, Mikel Oyarzabal, wore white t-shirts with the number four on them in reference to the record number of times Spain have won the European Championship.

“For now, we’re not realising yet what we have accomplished,” Williams said.

The attacker, who scored the opening goal of the 2-1 victory, was also eager to thank Spain’s fans “for the love and warmth they brought the team”.

The team bus took them to Plaza Cibeles in central Madrid where thousands more fans waited to celebrate the success, following on from victories in 1964, 2008 and 2012.