*Official* Netherlands vs Spain (World Cup Final)

[sledger]

Haha, love the look back over her shoulder as Casillas walks away.

[Burgey]

Yeah, fair call IMHO.

'Snot like cricket's WC final* was anything to right home about either. Least football's didn't end in pitch darkness.

*Whole tournament was pretty ****house, now I think about it.

Indeed. Last WC cricket final was over as a contest inside 15 overs.

Best things to come out of it were the squash ball conspiracy theories, and Jayawardene being a gent and leeting the game play out, even in pitch darkness. WAG.

[KiWiNiNjA]

It's not an argument, it's just what he did. If you send off a player (or two) early in the game you risk ruining football's greatest showpiece. He therefore gave the players the benefit of what he saw as doubt.

Benefit of the doubt for trying to stab someone in the chest with your studs?

It's his job to officiate to the laws of the game, he has no business of worrying about footballs image. If a player commits such an offence it should be dealt with according to the laws.

Or was he just a PR man moonlighting as a ref?

[Lillian Thomson]

Benefit of the doubt for trying to stab someone in the chest with your studs?

It's his job to officiate to the laws of the game, he has no business of worrying about footballs image. If a player commits such an offence it should be dealt with according to the laws.

Or was he just a PR man moonlighting as a ref?

He might not have been right........but it's still what he did.

[KiWiNiNjA]

Yip, and it affected the game just as much as the actions of the players.

[nightprowler10]

Indeed. Last WC cricket final was over as a contest inside 15 overs.

I thought there was life in the match until Sanath got out to one that didn't quite get up.

[roseboy64]

Haha, love the look back over her shoulder as Casillas walks away.

YouTube - Casillas besa a Sara Carbonero (His Girlfriend)

[Ausage]

Foster needs to chop his dick off. He's a good commentator when he's not rubbing one out to anything related to Spanish football.

****ing this. The guy is a joke.

[silentstriker]

I don't actually disagree that the final was a horrible game.

So....then?

[Johnners]

Oh dear this thread so much worse than the game.

World cup finals are rarely fantastic games and today was no different, was not woefull though.

Anyway well done Spain, deserved to win tonight and the whole tournament. Ok they never played at their best and you can say what you like about them being boring (I personally don't think they are) but they were by far the better side in the semi final and the final, don't think there can be any disputing that.

Want to feel some sympathy for the Dutch but it is hard given the way the 'played' today.

Love Iniesta personally, enjoying the hate he has been getting.

Very much agree with this post.

Cesc the difference in the end imo, looked so much a better team when he was out there instead of Xabi. Gutted for 'nando

[NZTailender]

Was such a frustrating match to watch. Was supporting Holland but they did some pretty awful fouls. At the same time the Spanish looked to have taken lessons from the Italians in diving.

Spent most of the match yelling at both sides to cross the ball in/up. Just keep passing back and stand around why don't you, ffs.

Spain probably deserved winners but best game of the tournament it was not. Not even close.

[duffer]

The only positive to come out of this is Cesc's transfer value had to sky rocket after that. **** Barca and their ridiculous underbidding for a guy as good as him. World record or **** off please.

[GingerFurball]

The only positive to come out of this is Cesc's transfer value had to sky rocket after that. **** Barca and their ridiculous underbidding for a guy as good as him. World record or **** off please.

Arsenal can't exactly bump up their price for a player who can't get a game ahead of Busquets, Xavi or Iniesta for his country.

[duffer]

He's better than all of them apart from Xavi.

[Hurricane]

YouTube - Casillas besa a Sara Carbonero (His Girlfriend)

If it is his girlfriend this is less exciting than I thought. I thought he planted one on an unsuspecting interviewer.