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Sad that FIFA World Cup 2010 is over! :( i didn't even get to watch the opening ceremony cos of exams -.-
I realised that the major sports events always seem to fall during major exams...what the heck.
Anyway! It was a rather unusual World Cup? I was looking forward to see Brazil play (Luis Fabiano is cool :D) but unfortunately they crashed out. My favourite teams are Germany and Spain! Lionel Messi is brilliant and cute in a small-boy way but his team's defence is for the lack of a better word, crap. The Japan team was a delight to watch (asian pride kicking in here!). The German youngsters make an awesome team - Tomas Muller is my favourite, and I think Schweinsteiger is an awesome player . But the Spanish team captured my heart :DD Captain and keeper Iker Casillas is such a brilliant and not to mention, cute :) player, the intense final between Spain and Netherlands was heart-stopping every time the ball ventured near the goalpost. He is definitely the reason (over the strikers) why Spain got to the final and won it. The chemistry and camaraderie among the players (Xavi, David Villa, Pique, Fabregas, Puyol, Alonso etc) was also stunning to watch.
Ahh, what can i say. I always find events that involve countries competing against one another more exciting to watch than the regular seasons (no offense :P) but somehow playing for one's country brings out so many good things in people - they unite people from all over the world, being able to talk about the same thing, celebrating victories and lamenting losses together.
The atmosphere for the past month has been electric, and I'm really going to miss all that. I sense the onset of withdrawal symptoms :(((
I realised that the major sports events always seem to fall during major exams...what the heck.
Anyway! It was a rather unusual World Cup? I was looking forward to see Brazil play (Luis Fabiano is cool :D) but unfortunately they crashed out. My favourite teams are Germany and Spain! Lionel Messi is brilliant and cute in a small-boy way but his team's defence is for the lack of a better word, crap. The Japan team was a delight to watch (asian pride kicking in here!). The German youngsters make an awesome team - Tomas Muller is my favourite, and I think Schweinsteiger is an awesome player . But the Spanish team captured my heart :DD Captain and keeper Iker Casillas is such a brilliant and not to mention, cute :) player, the intense final between Spain and Netherlands was heart-stopping every time the ball ventured near the goalpost. He is definitely the reason (over the strikers) why Spain got to the final and won it. The chemistry and camaraderie among the players (Xavi, David Villa, Pique, Fabregas, Puyol, Alonso etc) was also stunning to watch.
Ahh, what can i say. I always find events that involve countries competing against one another more exciting to watch than the regular seasons (no offense :P) but somehow playing for one's country brings out so many good things in people - they unite people from all over the world, being able to talk about the same thing, celebrating victories and lamenting losses together.
The atmosphere for the past month has been electric, and I'm really going to miss all that. I sense the onset of withdrawal symptoms :(((