Monday, July 12, 2010

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Video: Adidas and FIFA finally get the Jabulani under control
Paul the psychic octopus finishes the World Cup with 100 per cent record
Video: Nigel De Jong’s karate kick on Xabi Alonso
Video: Iker Casillas kisses reporter girlfriend Sara Carbonero during live interview
Top 10 conclusions: Holland 0-1 Spain (aet)
Video: Jimmy Jump attempts to steal the World Cup trophy
Liveblog: World Cup Final - Holland v Spain

Video: Adidas and FIFA finally get the Jabulani under control

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:30 AM PDT

Get it down and pass it around On the final day of South Africa 2010, Adidas and FIFA eventually found a way to control the crazy flight of the Jabulani ball and stop players ballooning free-kicks into row Z. Spain’s Xavi and Javi Martinez tested out the latest developments ahead of kick-off in yesterday’s World Cup final. Video [...]

Paul the psychic octopus finishes the World Cup with 100 per cent record

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:30 AM PDT

Eight out of eight for octopus Paul the psychic octopus finished the World Cup with a correct prediction for each tentacle as Spain won the World Cup, just like he predicted they would. In the now familiar routine, Paul ignored a mussel in a jar adorned with the Dutch flag and once again dined in a jar [...]

Video: Nigel De Jong’s karate kick on Xabi Alonso

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:50 AM PDT

Only a yellow since he didn’t chop his head at the same time Holland midfielder brought a little slice of Tekken to the World Cup final when he unleashed an outrageous karate kick on Spain’s Xabi Alonso. The Manchester City man launched his foot into the Real Madrid player’s chest with no chance at all of getting [...]

Video: Iker Casillas kisses reporter girlfriend Sara Carbonero during live interview

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 01:31 AM PDT

“Love lift us up where we belong…” The World Cup began for Spain with suggestions that having girlfriend Sara Carbonero reporting from directly behind his goal was distracting Iker Casillas. But it ended with them lifting the trophy and Casillas distracting the missus at her place of work instead. The Spain skipper - who had been wailing [...]

Top 10 conclusions: Holland 0-1 Spain (aet)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 02:06 PM PDT

1. The best team won. And more than that, the team that actually wanted to play football won. 2. And one of the best players of the tournament scored the winning goal in the end. Andres Iniesta is one of the few top players to live up to his hype in South Africa. 3. Typical that Sepp [...]

Video: Jimmy Jump attempts to steal the World Cup trophy

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 12:38 PM PDT

Floored by security Serial pitch invader Jimmy Jump attempted to nick the World Cup trophy before kick-off in this evening’s World Cup final. Wearing a red hat and a T-shirt reading ‘Jimmy Jump against racism’, the Barcelona fan beat tight security to very nearly get his hands on the trophy before security took the opportunity to beat [...]