Los triunfos como escaparates de los mitos modernos: las victorias de la Selección española de fútbol (2008 - 2012)

Abstract

In this article we compare visually and contextually the news offered by the Spanish sport newspapers As, Marca, Mundo Deportivo and Sport on the triumph of the Spanish national team in the European Championships (2008/2012) and the World Cup (2010). Results highlight the use of the resource of photography, the emphatic and enthusiastic rhetoric of textual resources, the personalization of the celebration and the high number of pages dedicated to cover this event.