Like father, like son. Clenching his fist, Mikel Merino ran around the corner flag with a broad smile on his face before putting his head back and letting out a yell of pure joy into the Stuttgart sky.
Spain’s Mikel Merino celebrates after scoring his sides second goal during a quarter final match between Germany and Spain at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Stuttgart , Germany , Friday, July 5, 2024.
Clenching his fist, Mikel Merino ran around the corner flag with a broad smile on his face before putting his head back and letting out a yell of pure joy into the Stuttgart sky.The 28-year-old Merino then recreated his father’s celebrations after Miguel Merino scored a goal in the same stadium more than three decades ago.“This stadium must have something that gives us luck,” the younger Merino said. “My father scored here. It is a special stadium for us.
Merino senior told Spanish radio Cadena SER he felt “enormous” pride when his son scored and imitated his celebration. “The point was to make me look bad,” joked Miguel Merino, who never played for Spain. “If he had already surpassed me, now I don’t have the exclusivity of the Stuttgart goal, either. Now I just have to be quiet and give him a big kiss, because he deserves it.”France beats Portugal 5-3 in a penalty shootout in Euro 2024 quarterfinals to knock out RonaldoMiguel Merino put Osasuna 2-0 up and his team went on to win the return leg of the second round 3-2.
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