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It is at home. Leo Messi came to Argentina with his family to spend the Christmas holidays and expressed out loud what he had asked the Magi in his letter .

“After winning it all at Barca this year, all I can overcome this is to win the World Cup, which is what I needed,” Messi said before the media gathered at the Ezeiza airport. A clear message of hope to fans of his country, very touched by the poor image given by the albiceleste selection in the friendly against Catalonia.

And Messi is that its selection is its unfinished business. He’s overjoyed by the success he has achieved with Barca and now dreams of achieving yet another milestone on the orders of Maradona: “I hope to improve my performance in the selection of Argentina, I’m working for it. I want more than anyone to be the best” . Read the rest of this entry »

Thomas Müller has admitted he never believed he would win the Golden Boot before the World Cup began.
Germany’s 20-year-old forward, who only made his international debut in March, scored five times in South Africa to clinch the award. David Villa, Wesley Sneijder and Diego Forlan also scored five goals, but the Müller’s three assists saw him edge out the trio.

“This is just incredible for a newcomer to the World Cup. If anyone had told me I’d end on eight scorer points, I’d have said they were kidding me,” Müller said on Bayern’s official website. “It’s an honour of course, but at the end of the day, I’d rather have had the World Cup itself.”
Müller’s performances in helping Germany reach the semi-finals in South Africa also won him the best young player award. Read the rest of this entry »

Andres Iniesta goes into the history of Spanish football with the winning goal for the Red delirium led to millions of Spanish. A final three minutes of the mesh manchego topped a pass from Torres. To remove the shirt showed his greatness with a message in memory of Jarque.

Andres Iniesta knew what it was like a moment of glory. It happened at Stanford Bridge in 2008 when an own goal in stoppage of the game against Chelsea, got to Barca in the Champions League final later earned the Catalans.

But he did not expect the manchego is that history reserved for a new period epic. Three minutes from the end of an extension of the agony of Barca took a pass from Cesc, he controlled the ball with great tranquility and sent him with violence within the mesh, meaning the winning goal for the Red is worth a championship. And last but not least was named the MVP of the game as it could be otherwise.

But if anything characterizes the small Fuentealbilla player is his humility. After his goal and at a time when the pulse reaches its peak elastic Iniesta lifted a shirt showing a message that read in memory of the late Dani Jarque, who died last year from heart disease. “Dani Jarque always with us.” Read the rest of this entry »

After a World Cup final of so toxic a nature the stadium is in need of decontamination more than the regular clean-up. To Spain comes rightful glory as they took this prize for the first time. The side prevailed over a Holland team that was reduced to 10 men when the English referee, Howard Webb, eventually dismissed the defender John Heitinga, with a second caution in the 109th minute. Cesc Fábregas, on as a substitute, fed Andrés Iniesta to score the winner seven minutes later.

Holland were already being rebuked prior to the final but these events were on a wholly different scale and FIFA should take additional action considering the harm done to the culmination of a tournament that means so much around the globe. The losers were overwhelmingly the guiltier party, with seven bookings, not including Heitinga’s pair. Spain’s count climbed to five with late cautions for Xavi and Iniesta near the end. Read the rest of this entry »

For the elbow of Luis Enrique, for the theft of Al Ghandour, for the hero of Queretaro … and so on until 25 reasons why South Africa has to see Casillas lifting the World Cup. The whole of Spain prepares for an historic event possible.

They have been through many years to see the Spanish football team to get the biggest win in its history. Who more or less I have in your retina Black episodes of the Spanish, who now wants to put aside to stay with a wonderful memory.

10 reasons why Spain should be champion

- Because we could not play in some World (Switzerland 54 ‘, Sweden 58′, Mexico 70 ‘or Germany 74′)

- For the tragic failure into the empty net to Cardeñosa Brazil (Argentina 78 ‘)

- Because we went on our World back door (Spain 82 ‘)

- For Belgium stole the Moncloa Butragueño, the hero of Queretaro (Mexico 86 ‘)

- For a Yugoslav desecrated the “I deserve” by Michel (Italia 90 ‘) Read the rest of this entry »

It is perhaps fair to say that there are not many lasting memories from this World Cup. The biggest stars in the football world have failed to really shine with Lionel Messi, Fernando Torres, Wayne Rooney and the entire Brazil team failing to light up the tournament like the football world anticipated. There has also been a dearth of really outstanding games to be revered.

However two teams have performed consistently well while perhaps more fancied teams around them like Brazil, Argentina, England, France and Italy have flattered so deceive. Or in the case of the last three, not flattered at all. These teams are Holland and Spain. And the irony is they have never played each other in a major tournament before.

So now it comes down to one game. But just who will win the World Cup?

Can Holland Win the World Cup?

Only one team remain undefeated during the entire tournament, the Netherlands. They eased their way through the group phases and then disposed of Slovakia, the mighty Brazil and Uruguay. They have played at a consistently high standard and tempo throughout and have peaked at exactly the right time. Read the rest of this entry »

The MVP of the game against Germany is just one more reason to see if the brain of the Red already has become the world number one. There are more than enough merit to that of Terrassa has already (finally) the Ballon d’Or

Neither Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka or Cannavaro. The latest Golden Balls are gone from this World Cup much more grief than glory. The only thing that kept year after year and particularly since 2008, is Brazilian, or Portuguese, or Italian, or Argentina. It showed in Terrassa and the Euro which is the best midfielder in the world. At least I had the title of best player in the event of Austria and Switzerland.

Already the world’s best?

After this success was the mastermind of the best Barça’s history, winning all possible titles in 2009 and leading his team in the last league. No more excuses for taking decisions to issue each year which is the best footballer the world decide that once and break the stereotypes present and den, in a fair, the prize culé canterano.

FIFA gave the award for Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the semifinal against Germany and this only served to reopen a debate that is going to sound much more force if Spain finally is a champion on Sunday. In the second round match against the Portuguese also gave the MVP award. Now I have to give him the top prize. The only thing missing.

At the end of this year will be decided with the new format that links the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player who has been the best. Have to compete precisely against that Sunday will be measured to Spain in the final, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben. If Spain wins, Xavi will be several steps ahead of the two former Real Madrid who have managed to succeed.

Long faces and some tears, but heads high and proud of the work performed in Uruguay that left the elimination of your choice today in the semifinals of the World Cup after losing to the Netherlands combined for two goals against three.

The floods that inundated Montevideo people celebrating the victory of the whole Uruguayan happened in South Africa today repeated again after the final whistle of the referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbek and flags flying proudly again, but the fun and excitement gave way to resignation worthy with which the Uruguayans were the result of the tie.

As in every match throughout the tournament selection in the capital the meeting lived intensely hours before it started, with people rushing his efforts to be free at the appointed time watching television. Read the rest of this entry »

Klose is a play area as it has again demonstrated against Argentina. The player took a counter flashing Germany, to kill off the road to victory Germanic and made a hole in the history of the World.

Bayern Munich striker is a veteran player who knows how to move into the area and capitalize on opportunities, as they say their data. Good finisher, best-heading and especially Germany is being opportunistic at high altitudes.

In South Africa, the ‘11 ‘German has played in three World Cups in which he has won a total of 14 goals, making it even on the scorers table with fellow Muller and already exceeds the legendary Pele. In addition, only separate him a target to reach Ronaldo Nazario, Read the rest of this entry »

The millions of football fans waiting for the World Cup crown to complete by Leo Messi as the best player in the world. The most reluctant to consider the thought that Barca as one of the greats, to do something big with Argentina in a World Cup. Well, have to wait at least four years.

Leo has proven to be a genius when you put the elastic Barça who has completed an outstanding season leading his team to a new league championships and individual awards made by all those who were eligible. FIFA World Player, Ball and Golden Shoe have been his without question.

But what happens when you put the albiceleste Messi? Why not remove the magic and the class that is inside? These are some of the questions facing the millions of sports fans king, more so if they are compatriots. He is tired of repeating that the style of Barcelona and Argentina is different and also their role in a group and the other are opposites. Perhaps this is the key to its performance in a disparate and other equipment. Read the rest of this entry »