World Cup 2010 Blog: “The Spanish Celebrations” plus 2 more |  |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 02:06 PM PDT In miniature snippets, anyway. Landing back in Madrid today, they got their parade. Which they can just begin scheduling ahead of time until they don’t win a trophy. Which might be awhile yet, since, well, the youth teams are as good as the senior side, relatively. Plus Alvaro Arbeloa climbing off a bus. (Any word if Sergio Ramos was allowed to touch the trophy?)
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| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 07:41 AM PDT On their way back to the homeland from Polkraine, now officially one nation, Pepe Reina stopped to help out the overworked flight attendants of [insert airline name here]. Gerard Pique then recorded it on Shakira’s iPhone and posted it on the internets. Which is good for Pepe, because it’s the first meaningful employment he’s had for his country in awhile. So there’s that.
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| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 07:20 AM PDT
Andres Iniesta may not be able to tan, but the man can play some football. He is, of course, your Player of the Tournament, Spain’s predetermined choice for the award were they to emerge with the spoils (Andrea Pirlo being Italy’s choice). Oh, and it helps that he was brilliant in the final too. Goalkeepers: Buffon (Italy), Casillas (Spain), Neuer (Germany). Defenders: Piqué (Spain), Coentrão (Portugal), Lahm (Germany), Pepe (Portugal), Ramos (Spain), Jordi Alba (Spain). Midfielders: De Rossi (Italy), Gerrard (England), Xavi (Spain), Iniesta (Spain), Khedira (Germany), Busquets (Spain), Ozil (Germany), Pirlo (Italy), Xabi Alonso (Spain). Forwards: Balotelli (Italy), Fábregas (Spain), Ronaldo (Portugal), Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Silva (Spain). Cesc slots in at forward ahead of a certain teammate, which means Vicente Del Bosque slots in to a reality show where he predicts the lotto for a sizable paycheck. Meanwhile that teammate, Fernando Torres, wins the tournament’s Golden Boot, one of six to score three, but tossing in a late assist as one tie-breaker and playing the fewest minutes (189) as the decider. For a £50m bust, he’s sure collecting a lot of big trophies. Go figure.
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