SPain win thanks to their 13th man, Howard webb! LOL

[lakerboy]

Why then was he selected twice this season for the biggest games? Answer: He had the best ratings and evaluations

Former Premier League and World Cup referee Grahm Poll, speaking to BBC Radio Four's Today Programme, added: "I thought he did very well in very testing circumstances. "He chose to do it his way, which I think made it a better game. Had he chosen to step in and apply the laws strictly, which hasn't been done the whole World Cup to be fair to Howard, we could have ended up with probably eight Dutch players on the pitch.
"As it's a World Cup final I'd give his performance a nine [out of 10]."

You do realize that Graham Poll was sent home in Germany for not knowing how many yellow cards constitute a red card offence for 1 player right? English refs are horrible.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5108722.stm

Im sure his opinion is invalid. Webb was a disaster both ways. He should not have been at the centre of attn.

[Dirty Sanchez]

lol...can't win either way I guess

[COOGI]

Reffing was horrible as usual, solution = a change of the system itself. As for who deserved to win in the run of play... Spain. Dutch fans who find excuses in the refs are ignoring how disgusting their tactics were vs Spain. Brazil broke down mentally to this team, but Spain held it together and fought through the Karate chops.

[orlikowski]

the reason the ref was bad was because he was uneven with his cards. He gave De Jong a yellow which should have been a red. But he also didn't give Iniesta a card for a cheap shot on Van Bommel, most likely a red card because there was no intent on ball. Xavi got a yellow for delay of game but Robben didn't which should have been his second yellow so a red card. Heitinga didn't deserve either yellow card but his first one was similar to Puyol trying to pull down Robben on his second breakaway. Could have been a red on Puyol. Both did not get called for a foul on the play (which was the right call) but Heitinga got a yellow? He just needed to be consistent in his calls. Webb's only other fault was he gave out to many cards for the flops.

[COOGI]

the reason the ref was bad was because he was uneven with his cards. He gave De Jong a yellow which should have been a red. But he also didn't give Iniesta a card for a cheap shot on Van Bommel, most likely a red card because there was no intent on ball. Xavi got a yellow for delay of game but Robben didn't which should have been his second yellow so a red card. Heitinga didn't deserve either yellow card but his first one was similar to Puyol trying to pull down Robben on his second breakaway. Could have been a red on Puyol. Both did not get called for a foul on the play (which was the right call) but Heitinga got a yellow? He just needed to be consistent in his calls. Webb's only other fault was he gave out to many cards for the flops.

....great points . thanks ......i love it ...this is prove Webb is not a good Ref...just a normal ref to me ...thanks

[Sunde91]

Spain wins thanks to Cassillas and Octopus

LB, interesting avatar selection of late. What's the angle

[antifoil]

i agree this ref sucked. holland should have received 3 red cards.

[Gabriela]

Spain is the world Champion

[TurkzZ]

The only reason why Holland were not with 9 men by half time was because it was a final, handing out reds in the final in the 1st half will ruin the game, and the ref will be blamed for it, im at a loss to see anybody saying Netherlands were unlucky, they rode there luck to the final and it ended, should of picked up a pile of reds along the way as well. Even "Cruyff blasts Dutch team's 'dirty tactics" http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...s-2255903.html

[Dirty Sanchez]

People will see it both ways...the ref was put in a no win situation by the players.

[Gilero]

the reason the ref was bad was because he was uneven with his cards. He gave De Jong a yellow which should have been a red. But he also didn't give Iniesta a card for a cheap shot on Van Bommel, most likely a red card because there was no intent on ball. Xavi got a yellow for delay of game but Robben didn't which should have been his second yellow so a red card. Heitinga didn't deserve either yellow card but his first one was similar to Puyol trying to pull down Robben on his second breakaway. Could have been a red on Puyol. Both did not get called for a foul on the play (which was the right call) but Heitinga got a yellow? He just needed to be consistent in his calls. Webb's only other fault was he gave out to many cards for the flops.

I laugh at those who say that the referee was in favor of Spain, when Spain has been the most injured team throughout the tournament long.
Spain has received more kicks than any team, not pitados penalties and cards that do not saw the opponents.
In the end the Netherlands said they would go take the ball to Spain as all the teams in this world (which only echo Germany) but at 5 minutes and had thrown them 3 times and saw Spain and could not be spent kicking, Van Bommel in the action should be expelled Primea tackles from behind with no option to play the ball and karate too so low countries, would have ended with two men less.
The second part would have to make expelled Puyol if Robert and Heitinga but also and all this without the penalty that does not pitaron Xabi.
So who wants to see another game to follow with the bandage on the eyes.The two best teams in length were Spain Germany.
Viva España .

[Gilero]

The press all over the world stood on their front pages yesterday the victory of the Spanish team at the World Cup in South Africa, achieved with a goal from Andres Iniesta 116-minute match. All newspapers agreed to say that Spain took a deserved title, as their commitment to good football is imposed fairly and crafty foul play of the Netherlands. The praise was unanimous, came from where they came from.
Resignation after Holland lost the final third Or the third was the charm. This time either. So the press in Holland woke up with resignation to see how a third time in the history of Oranje escaped the World Cup. That acceptance, however, was accompanied by a recognition of the best game of the champion. "The Red proved to be the best in the final," headlined the daily De Volkskrant, adding that the defeat could not be justified or arbitration, very sympathetic to the Netherlands. De Telegraaf described the defeat of "trauma" and regretted the great Robben missed opportunity for one-on-one with Casillas. The newspaper also criticized "excessive rough play" displayed in the game, but blamed it on both computers. Public TV of the Netherlands, NOS, lamented the lost opportunity of Robben.

France
"A great champion of the world" "Spain is enshrined among the major countries of soccer with a special game," L'Equipe said yesterday that pulled the Castilian for cover title "World Champion." The newspaper says in its inside pages that the Spanish national team players "are the real Galacticos" and in this sense stands in a very special Casillas and Iniesta, whom he calls a "major artist" and pointed out the detail that had to Dani Jarque died. "Although the final was not played so well, this title establishes the constancy of one of the best teams in history." Spain enters the legend ", entitled Le Parisien, which values the victory in parameters that go beyond what sports. "The selection has more than a title to a country in crisis and on the verge of bankruptcy." Le Figaro values that Spain "ended up giving the reason for the oracles" who predicted his victory.

Italy

"The pale knight Fuentealbilla" The Italian press stressed that "the Spanish model" imposes its quality in world football. "Pathfinder", entitled La Gazzetta dello Sport, the sports daily trans nation's largest, to be paid to the "tremendous quality of Iniesta, pale Fuentealbilla that gentleman is more indispensable than Messi. A little genius, a gem that leaps Barca to the world. "For the newspaper, the Barca player is the best example" of ticky-taca game inspired by the Barcelona ", a philosophy and a way of understanding football" should be a lesson and reflection to Italian football ". Moreover, the daily La Stampa attributes the success to the hand of Del Bosque and the players union, and Barça Madrid. The Corriere dello Sport Casillas called "paratodos" Xavi "great king" Cesc Fabregas "the wizard" and Del Bosque, "the wisest man in Spain."

Brazil

"Welcome to the club of champions" The Brazilian press welcomes the arrival of a new member, the eighth, the select club of world champions. "Welcome to the club, Fury, entitled Extra while the daily Folha de Sao Paulo appreciates that" football appreciates "the arrival of the selection of Del Bosque. O Globo, meanwhile, said that "to the 2014 Brazil World Modeling is the art and the offensive spirit of Spain." On its website, the newspaper entitled "Iniéxtasis. For its part, the specialized site Gazeta Esportiva said:" In dramatic play, Spain ended on Sunday with a reputation for turning pale in and conquered the most important title in its history .

Argentina

"Iniesta's genius is to Spain to Heaven" Iniesta is a great player in Argentina. "For Iniesta and magic, world champion Spain is the first time," reads in Clarin, which considers the Blaugrana as "the great figure of the final." The Nation, meanwhile, attacks the English referee. "The hardness of the Netherlands and the complicity of the referee almost manage to end the Spanish Fury."

United States

"Spain at the top of the world" The New York Times, the headline "Spain at the top of the world" chose a photograph showing the goalkeeper Iker Casillas and his colleagues raised the golden cup. The Wall Street Journal under the headline "A goal, two destinations: Spain and the Netherlands Queen agonizes" opted for a photograph showing Andres Iniesta knees.

England

"Spain survives a brutal final"
British media yesterday welcomed the new reign of Spain in world football, but also agreed the referee Howard Webb. "He made history by taking 15 cards," says The Sun, who criticized his performance. The Guardian entitled "Viva Spain" and stressed that Del Bosque's team survives a brutal end. " "The Netherlands tried by brute force that Spain would become the eighth world champion." Meanwhile, The Times accuses the Netherlands of "thugs" and "tarnish his story" football, and applauds the great Spanish victory. "It's just what I needed football. The triumph of Holland would have been an insult to the beautiful game," says the British newspaper