Italy has won the Euros 2020 - defeating England on penalties.
Taking place at Wembley Stadium in London, the final round of the UEFA European Football Championship had kept the nation buzzing all day.
Immediately, fans at Wembley Stadium came unglued as Luke Shaw scored an early goal at the two-minute mark - the fastest goal ever to be scored in a Euros final.
However, Italy would equalize at the 66-minute mark when Leonardo Bonucci successfully capitalized off a corner.
When the game went to extra time, neither side was able to capitalize. So, as with every great final, it went to penalties.
And when all was said and done, Italy emerged victorious - penalties once again being the end of England's dreams of bringing football home.
For England, it was an opportunity for Gareth Southgate and his boys to make history, and for Southgate to finally put to bed his Euro 96 penalty 25 years ago. Tonight, he did England proud - regardless of the result.
And despite the fact England captain Harry Kane had proudly led his team through a historic tournament (England's first final in a major tournament since their World Cup win in 1966), it was Raheem Sterling that has emerged as perhaps the player of the entire Euros.
Prior to kick-off, Raheem Sterling had never lost a game for England at Wembley - a true accomplishment for the Boy from Brent.
The road to the final for both teams has been one of excitement and trepidation.
For England, their group stages kicked off with a 1-0 win over Croatia, but things looked rocky when they only managed a 0-0 draw against tournament underdogs, Scotland.
However, they were able to secure another victory - albeit, a rather tepid one - over the Czech Republic with another 1-0 win, going through to the quarter-finals as Group D's victors.
Next up, they were up against old rivals Germany, in a top 16 match that had fans on the edge of their seats. Then, just as history appeared to be repeating itself and England would be forced into a penalty shootout, Raheem Sterling gave the nation hope with a goal at the 75-minute mark. This was followed by a decisive second goal from Kane 11 minutes later.
And it wasn't until their quarter-final match against Ukraine that it really looked like football could be coming home, as they trashed their opponents 4-0, with captain Harry Kane finally coming good with two goals in each half. Maguire and Henderson also scored a goal each.
For their semi-finals match against Denmark, things got off to a bad start when Mikkel Damsgaard scored against England after 30 minutes. But Wembley Stadium came unglued when Denmark conceded an own goal thanks to Simon Kjær.
It looked like the match would be going to penalties, until Harry Kane scored a penalty off a rebound in the 104th minute.
For Italy, their Euros 2020 got off to a much better start, winning all three of their Group A matches in Rome. With two 3-0 victories over Turkey and Switzerland, and a 1-0 win over Wales, Italy were arguably the favorites moving into the quarter-finals.
Italy's top 16 match against Austria could only be described as a late-bloomer, with Federico Chiesa and Mateo Pessina both scoring in extra time. A goal from Austria kept everybody on edge, but Italy were the eventual victors with a 2-1 final score.
In their quarter-final bout against Belgium, all the action was kept to the first half, with Nicolo Barella and Lorenzo Insigne scoring two stunners at the 31st and 44th minute, respectively. A successful penalty from Belgium at the end of the first half kept the match interesting, but it was Italy going through to the semis.
And what a semi-final match it was! After both Italy and Spain scored one goal a piece in regular play, the match eventually went down to penalties. Eventually, Italy secured their place in the final with a 4-2 win in Wembley.
Despite having to wait a year for the Euros 2020 to finally kick off, I'm sure we can all agree that it was well worth the wait.
Congratulations to Italy, the new UEFA European Football Champions!