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The Team GB squad for the London 2012 Olympic games has been announced!

Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Birmingham), Jason Steele (Middlesbrough)

Defenders: Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea), Steven Caulker (Tottenham), Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Neil Taylor (Swansea), James Tomkins (West Ham)

Midfielders: Joe Allen (Swansea), Tom Cleverley (Manchester United), Jack Cork (Southampton), Ryan Giggs (Manchester United), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), Danny Rose (Tottenham)

Forwards: Craig Bellamy (Liverpool), Scott Sinclair (Swansea), Marvin Sordell (Bolton), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea)

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And that concludes our debate. Are Spain the greatest side in the history of football? Maybe, just maybe.

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Peter Staunton: There is no antidote to what this team Spain possesses. They are, in meaningful matches, unbeatable. Spain have not conceded a competitive knockout goal in six years.

"They scored more than any other team and conceded fewer. Against teams that sat back, they opened them up and hammered them. Italy went toe-to-toe in the group stages and emerged with a creditable draw. Portugal at their best could only manage a 0-0.

"Spain's ability to rise to the occasion, to the opposition and reinvent themselves in unsurpassed in football history. Unless, and it's a big unless, a team emerges through the next World Cup qualifiers then Spain will probably go on to win there too.

"They are relentless, supreme. The only thing that will beat them is time." Read More

CG to PS: What is the best way of beating this Spain team? What tactics? Defensive? Were Italy too attacking against Spain, for example, and did they open up too much? Read More

Back to the comparisons between this Spain side and the great Netherlands team of the 1970s.

BH: Cruyff's Dutch side of the 1970s is one of footall's nearly teams. Netherlands revolutionised the game with the Total Football concept and Cruyff later instilled that philosophy at Barcelona with his Dream Team side.

"That same system was then perfected by Pep Guardiola, a player under Cruyff, over the last few years at Camp Nou and carried over to the national team, via Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique et al. Hence, this Spain side and that Dutch team have much in common.

"Overall, I think Spain have the stronger team, but they do not possess a player with the individual brilliance of Cruyff." Read More

kwakutii asks: "Will this Spain beat that Brazil squad that won the world cup in 2002? Do you think they have more talents than that squad?"

Carlo Garganese: "Yes I think they would have beaten them. Spain would have totally dominated in midfield. Brazil's centre midfield was weak after Emerson injured himself before the tournament.

"Their main quality was in attack through Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho, as well as through full backs Cafu and Roberto Carlos. Brazil won that tournament without beating anyone good. The 2002 World Cup was a scandal of a finals - we all know what happened with the referees as the likes of Italy and Spain were dumped out.

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CG on Selecao '58: "Brazil 1958 and 1962 were great teams, however I didn't include them in my feature because there is such a scarcity of television footage prior to the 1960s. I have watched virtually every World Cup and Euros game after 1962 in their entirety, therefore I felt perfectly comfortable analysing all great teams since then.

"It would be unfair to include teams prior to this period because I haven't watched them in any kind of detail required to make a reliable statement about them.

"Having said that, what I have seen of the 1958 and 1962 teams leaves me in no doubt that they were a legendary team. The likes of Nilton Santos, Djalma Santos, free-kick master Didi, Zito, Pele, and of course Garrincha were all incredible players." Read More

And mynameisdeep wonders: "How does this Spainish team look against Cruyff's Holland team of the 70s?"

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Ben Hayward quizzes Carlo Garganese: "As an admirer of Brazilian football and Garrincha, I was wondering if you had considered including the Brazilian World Cup winning sides of 1958 and 1962 in your analysis..." Read More

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OK, folks, we interrupt your debate for a moment as I've got to nip out - I've been George Ankers and this is the end of my Euro 2012 run on the LIVE!. It's been an absolute pleasure to share this tournament with you all.

But I won't linger too long as our panel are still here to take your questions and Matt Scott is waiting in the wings to take you through the final straight of this tournament's blogging experience, so make some noise! Read More

BH: "Another point to add here is how close Spain have come to losing in all three tournaments. La Roja edged out Italy on penalties in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008, could have been beaten by Netherlands in the final of the World Cup two years later and were on the rack against Portugal at times in the semi-finals of this competition, before advancing via a shootout success. They have won them all in the end, but it's fine lines on occasions, despite the lack of competition Carlo mentions." Read More

BH: "Of course we are. Real Madrid and Barcelona are two tremendous teams in Spain, but watch them in La Liga and there is an air of predictability because you know they will virtually always win. The same thing is now happening to Spain, but that's hardly their fault. The fact that they haven't let in any goals in knockout matches since 2006 means some fans won't take to them as much as more maverick sides from the past, but at these competitions the key is winning and it's down to other teams to devise a way of stopping Spain. In that sense, they have helped the game evolve."

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As a spectator, though, is it enjoyable to see Spain keep winning and winning and winning? Are we in danger of becoming apathetic to such a great team if they don't have enough of a serious challenge?

PS: "Familiarity breeds contempt in many fields. And in sport, where audiences are fickle, this cliche rings especially true. In the vein of Michael Schumacher and Tiger Woods, Spain have become so far and away dominant that it detracts from the viewing experience for the wider public. But genuine aficionados of football appreciate this team, make no mistake about that. The play possession-based, positive football and do not base their game on physicality or gamesmanship. They are a pure entity and it is a privilige to have them around." Read More

PS: "Worryingly for the rest, Spain seem to be only at the peak of their cycle and not in decline, as yet. Provided they can remain fit and motivated, the nucleus of this squad can play at another four tournaments." Read More

BH: "It's hard to say. Brazil will be at home at the next World Cup and the events of 1950, when they lost to Uruguay in a dramatic final match, they will be desperate for success. However, this Spain generation will remain virtually intact in 2014.

"Xavi will be 34 but has a contract with Barcelona until that summer and given the way he takes care of himself, I expect we'll see him still involved. Iniesta and Torres will be 30, Xabi Alonso 32, Alvaro Arbeloa 31 and Iker Casillas 33 - but that's still young for a goalkeeper anyway. The rest will all still be in their 20s and with some promising players emerging, such as Barca's Thiago Alcantara, Atletico's Adrian Lopez and Athletic Bilbao forward Iker Muniain, Spain could be even stronger by the time the World Cup comes around." Read More

But how long can we expect this domination to continue for Spain? Is there any sign of a dip when the likes of Xavi bow out?

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Even with the various contexts on which international sides can be judged, is there a certain amount of winning (say, one or two more major tournaments in succession?) that Spain would have to do to prove definitively that they are the best ever?

CG: "I think if Spain win the World Cup in Brazil in two years time, then it would be hard to argue with anyone who says that La Roja are the best international team of all time. Not only would that make it their fourth successive major trophy, but they would be the first European side in 84 years of World Cups to win the title in South America. That represents the final frontier.

"Having said that, if the competition in Brazil is weak - if the hosts continue to be a shambles, Argentina fail to find a defender of even Sunday League standard, England have 11 players who can't pass the ball six yards, France have a Bounty-like mutiny, Italy take their World Cup 2006 veterans, Portugal still have Helder Postiga up front - then this takes off much of the gloss of Spain's achievements.

"I would like to see Spain win in an era with world-class opposition, like Brazil did in 1970 with Italy, West Germany and England, like West Germany 1972-76 did with Cruyff's Netherlands, and like France 98-2000 did with Ronaldo's Brazil, Maldini's Italy, Davids' Holland and Figo's Portugal." Read More

Spain were criticised by some in the build-up to the final for being more negative and boring than before. Does a team need to play constantly thrilling attacking football to earn the title of best ever?

BH: "Spain have been criticised for a perceived negativity in not playing with an out-and-out striker at Euro 2012, but coach Vicente del Bosque has had the best interests of his side at heart in Poland and Ukraine. You have to remember that first-choice striker David Villa missed the tournament through injury. This is a forward with 51 goals for Spain, including five at the last World Cup. So in many ways, Spain have had to reinvent themselves here. Another factor to take into consideration is the way teams play against Spain.La Roja, like Barcelona, have had to come up against ultra-defensive sides over the last few years and that does not aid the spectacle.

"Nevertheless, 12 goals in six games, including an unprecedented 4-0 win in the final, hardly makes them boring. They have had their critics and they haven't been perfect, but in the end Spain ran out deserved winners. And in some style." Read More