Back on June 16th, I posted the following on the Spain-Switzerland match:
Nine days ago I wrote, “If Spain wins the World Cup, they will be united, and underachievers no more. If they do not win it all, their old reputation will continue to haunt them.”
Say hello to your reputation.
Say goodbye to your reputation. Say hello to the new one: World Cup Champions.
Let’s see if I can get this right:
- From the Catalan area: Gerard Piqué, Carles Puyol, Xavi, Joan Capdevila, Cesc Fàbregas, Sergio Busquets, Víctor Valdés.
- Andalusia: Sergio Ramos, Carlos Marchena, Jesús Navas.
- From the Madrid area: Iker Casillas, Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina.
- From Basque country: Xabi Alonso, Javi Martínez.
- Asturias: David Villa, Juan Manuel Mata.
- Tenerife: Pedro. Canary Islands: David Silva.
- Pamplona: Fernando Llorente.
- Albacete: Andrés Iniesta.
- Salamanca: Álvaro Arbeloa.
- Valencia: Raúl Albiol.
I guess they can play together, after all.
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