Spain: Parade of world champions begins in Madrid before a jubilant crowd

The Spanish team, crowned world football champions, began their parade on Monday evening aboard an open-top bus in the streets of Madrid in front of a jubilant crowd, an AFP journalist observed.

The Spanish national football team, crowned world champions, began their parade Monday evening aboard an open-top bus through the streets of Madrid to cheering crowds, an AFP journalist observed.

The players, some shirtless, others holding a glass, began their procession, all smiles, under a blazing sun, through the main thoroughfares of the capital’s city center where tens of thousands of fans had gathered. Their walkabout was expected to end at the famous Cibeles Fountain square, where a concert was planned.