THE CELEBRITY OCTOPUS PAUL
The octopus, considered by some to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates, got the choice of picking food from two different transparent containers lowered into his tank — one with a Dutch flag on it and one with Spain’s flag. Reaction in Spain was swift, with the country’s biggest selling sports daily website Marca.com [...]
“BEAUTIFUL GAME IN MY LIFE”………HOLLAND CAPTAIN GIOVANNI VAN BRONCKHORST
The former Arsenal, Rangers and Barcelona defender will retire from professional football after Sunday’s final in Johannesburg, after playing a huge part in seeing his Dutch side to the final.The 35-year-old not only scored what was arguably the best goal of his career to give Holland the lead, but also headed a shot off the [...]
THE SPANISH WANTS WORLD CUP
The Barcelona centre-back powered home a header from 10 yards from Xavi’s corner 17 minutes from time to send the reigning European champions into their first ever World Cup final. Holland reached the title game by beating Uruguay 3-2 in Cape Town on Tuesday. It means there will be a new name on the trophy [...]
THE NETHERLANDS DREAM
De Telegraaf, the country’s largest newspaper, led its front page with a lion screaming “FINALE!” and photos of the team’s stars, including Wesley Sneijder and Giovanni van Bronckhorst, who both scored, smiling ear to ear at Tuesday’s semifinal in Cape Town. State TV was in a similar mood, opening with shots of screaming crowds across [...]
THE STAR PLAYERS OF SPAIN AND NETHERLANDS
World cup 2010 final match…..
