Spain won.

Monty did not play badly.

I am very pleased.

PS Now that Spain is both Euro and WC champions, how is the Confed Cup going to have an even number of teams next summer?

STOP ANY PRESSES THAT HAVEN'T ALREADY BEEN STOPPED FERNANDO TORRES SCORED AN ACTUAL GOAL

day of surprises

Edit: LOLOLOLOL I can't even gloat about that fourth goal. That wasn't Cesc being awesome, that was Ireland being absurdly, unbelievably awful.

Fucking shoot, Spain, the goal is RIGHT THERE.

Considering you had to beat out Arsenal to win it, that's pretty fucking impressive.

Edit: Better. Stop kicking the Republic of Clarence, though, that's just not on.

*blinks* I do not remember the USA being this bad in the World Cup.

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Seriously? The best thing about El Clasico Mk IV being today is that tomorrow it will be over. (Well, except for the whinging.) I would say that four Clasicos in three weeks has made football fandom's collective brains leak out its collective ears, except that four Clasicos in three weeks has just proven that football fandom never had any brains to ( Read more... )

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1. This picture makes my heart flutter. Oh, Pazzo, I still love you, even though it still breaks my heart to see you in any colours other than purple. I hope you kick arse at Inter (although -- no offence -- I would really like someone else to win the league this season. Anyone else. Except Juve.) and score lots of goal and don't dive like a whiny ( Read more... )

I'm 17 minutes late to the match and you've scored THREE TIMES??? Goddamn you, Barcelona.