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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:38:44 -0700 Nike - The Future has been written http://agentm.posterous.com/nike-the-future-has-been-written http://agentm.posterous.com/nike-the-future-has-been-written Nike Write the Future:

The Future has been written:

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Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:38:19 -0700 My new fav album. http://agentm.posterous.com/my-new-fav-album http://agentm.posterous.com/my-new-fav-album
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Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:03:01 -0700 Russell Peters and the World Cup http://agentm.posterous.com/russell-peters-and-the-world-cup-0 http://agentm.posterous.com/russell-peters-and-the-world-cup-0

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He does his signature Chinese accent LOL!

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Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:47:00 -0700 World Cup 2010 dive Daniele De Rossi (Italy) http://agentm.posterous.com/world-cup-2010-funny-dive-daniele-de-rossi-it http://agentm.posterous.com/world-cup-2010-funny-dive-daniele-de-rossi-it

 

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Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:36:00 -0700 Spanish WC Winners meeting King Juan Carlos-royal family at the Royal Palace http://agentm.posterous.com/spanish-wc-winners-meeting-king-juan-carlos-r http://agentm.posterous.com/spanish-wc-winners-meeting-king-juan-carlos-r

 

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Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:07:00 -0700 Respect http://agentm.posterous.com/respect-0 http://agentm.posterous.com/respect-0
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Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:42:00 -0700 El show de Pepe Reina - Celebración mundial Sudáfrica en Madrid http://agentm.posterous.com/el-show-de-pepe-reina-completo-celebracion-mu http://agentm.posterous.com/el-show-de-pepe-reina-completo-celebracion-mu

Pepe is a LEGEND! Celebralo que te lo mereces!

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:12:00 -0700 World Cup 2010 - Cruyff disgusted by Dutch display - Yahoo! Eurosport http://agentm.posterous.com/world-cup-2010-cruyff-disgusted-by-dutch-disp http://agentm.posterous.com/world-cup-2010-cruyff-disgusted-by-dutch-disp

World Cup 2010 - Cruyff disgusted by Dutch display

Holland legend Johan Cruyff has launched a scathing attack on the Dutch team's performance in the World Cup final, slamming their "dirty" tactics and their style of "anti-football".

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Cruyff was at the heart of the Holland team that earned a reputation of playing 'Total Football' in the 1970s, and the pioneer of the style that earned the Dutch the reputation of being a joy to watch. The current Holland team displayed a type of football that was the antithesis of that on Sunday night, as they lost 1-0 to Spain in the World Cup final.

"Thursday they asked me from Holland 'Can we play like Inter? Can we stop Spain in the same way Mourinho eliminated Barca?'" Cruyff told El Periodico, in reference to the way Inter Milan defended their way to a Champions League semi-final victory over Barcelona.

"I said no, no way at all. I said no, not because I hate this style - I said no because I thought that my country wouldn't dare to and would never renounce their style. I said no because, without having great players like those of the past, the team has its own style.

"I was wrong. Of course I'm not hanging all 11 of them by the same rope, but almost. They didn't want the ball.

"And regrettably, sadly, they played very dirty. So much so that they should have been down to nine immediately, then they made two (such) ugly and hard tackles that even I felt the damage.

"It hurts me that I was wrong in my disagreement that instead Holland chose an ugly path to aim for the title.

"This ugly, vulgar, hard, hermetic, hardly eye-catching, hardly football style, yes it served the Dutch to unsettle Spain. If with this they got satisfaction, fine, but they ended up losing.

"They were playing anti-football."

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:06:00 -0700 The Empire State building lit up in Spanish colours. http://agentm.posterous.com/the-empire-state-building-lit-up-in-spanish-c http://agentm.posterous.com/the-empire-state-building-lit-up-in-spanish-c

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:55:00 -0700 The President of Everything: San Iker http://agentm.posterous.com/the-president-of-everything-san-iker http://agentm.posterous.com/the-president-of-everything-san-iker

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:24:46 -0700 SERGIO RAMOS: La Roja - party on the plane! http://agentm.posterous.com/sergio-ramos-la-roja-party-on-the-plane http://agentm.posterous.com/sergio-ramos-la-roja-party-on-the-plane

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:18:47 -0700 A drunk Pepe Reina, Ramos and Villa pulling Casillas' leg LOL http://agentm.posterous.com/a-drunk-pepe-reina-ramos-and-villa-pulling-ca http://agentm.posterous.com/a-drunk-pepe-reina-ramos-and-villa-pulling-ca

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:29:00 -0700 Forlan and Muller strike gold http://agentm.posterous.com/forlan-and-muller-strike-gold http://agentm.posterous.com/forlan-and-muller-strike-gold
Forlan and Muller strike gold

On the day of the Final, the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy outshines everything and everyone else. For the first time in the history of the FIFA World Cup, Spain have laid hands on the most prized trophy in football. But away from the cup itself, a number of outstanding players have been recognised with individual awards, spearheaded by Uruguay superstar Diego Forlan, named Best Player at the tournament.

adidas Golden Ball: Diego Forlan (Uruguay)
Diego Forlan has been named Best Player at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The Uruguay striker topped the prestigious poll of accredited media representatives ahead of the Netherlands' Wesley Sneijder and Spain hitman David Villa. The 31-year-old Forlan took the starring role in his country’s heroic performance at the FIFA World Cup finals.

The striker's five goals propelled his team to the last four at the global showdown for the first time in 40 years, underscoring his status as one of the modern greats and the undisputed figurehead of his team. Forlan was the fulcrum and focus of all his team's best attacking moves. The South Americans fell 3-2 to the Dutch in the semi-finals, but their overall performance at the tournament holds out enormous hope for the future, and Forlan has been justly recognised for his stellar contribution to the diminutive nation's success.

adidas Silver Ball: Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands)
adidas Bronze Ball: David Villa (Spain)

adidas Golden Boot: Thomas Muller (Germany) - 5 goals, 3 assists
Thomas Muller's opening goal for Germany against Uruguay in the third-place play-off proved enough to earn the Bayern Munich starlet the adidas Golden Boot. Muller finished on five goals at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, but claimed the top scorer accolade thanks to no fewer than three assists, leaving him ahead of Spain marksman David Villa and Dutch hitman Wesley Sneijder, both of whom finished on five goals but with only one assist apiece.

adidas Silver Boot: David Villa (5 goals, 1 assist)
adidas Bronze Boot: Wesley Sneijder (5 goals, 1 assist)

adidas Golden Glove: Iker Casillas (Spain)
The Spain keeper has conceded just two goals at South Africa 2010. Under pressure after La Roja opened up with a shock defeat by Switzerland, Casillas has since answered his critics with a string of superb displays that have proved crucial to his Spain's progress to a Final they have long dreamed about. One of his most vital interventions was the second-half penalty save from Paraguay's Oscar Cardozo in the quarter-finals, the prelude to two more priceless stops in the closing minutes. Casillas was on top form again in the semi-final against Germany, making fine saves from Piotr Trochowski and Toni Kroos. With Spain failing to take more of the numerous chances they have created (five of their victories having come by a single-goal margin), the Real Madrid custodian's performances between the posts have taken on even greater significance. In this his third FIFA World Cup™ finals, the ice-cool and ultra-professional Spain captain has reproduced his very best form, showcasing his agility and fabled powers of concentration and confirming his status as one of the finest custodians in the world.

Hyundai Best Young Player: Thomas Muller (Germany)
The Germany forward rates as the biggest discovery of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The Bayern Munich youngster has hit the headlines on and off the field, with five goals and three assists, and any number of quotable comments for waiting reporters. After just one season in the Bayern first team, the 20-year-old has become the darling of the German football scene, and provided all the evidence the FIFA Technical Study Group required to name him Best Young Player of the tournament. Practically the only blemish on Muller's record at the finals was his yellow card in Germany’s meeting with Argentina, causing him to miss his side’s semi-final defeat to Spain due to suspension. Muller succeeds fellow German Lukas Podolski as winner of the Best Young Player award, testament to the outstanding youth development programmes run by the German FA (DFB).

FIFA Fair Play Award: Spain
Spain have ended the tournament as both the best team in the world, and the fairest too: coach Vicente del Bosque's men collected only eight yellow cards in the course of the tournament. Korea DPR actually finished with just two yellow cards against their players, but the Asian side only played three matches at the finals. The FIFA Fair Play Award for Spain arguably comes as little surprise in the light of the fair play ratings from 2006, when the Spaniards and Brazil finished joint top.

 

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:46:00 -0700 Spain 1 - Holland 0 http://agentm.posterous.com/22741887 http://agentm.posterous.com/22741887

This was the exact opposite of the Germany VS Spain game. Holland knows that the Spanish like to play possession football so they used rough-arm tactics THROUGHOUT THE EFFING GAME but Spain had the bulk of the ball possession anyway. The ref was a world class wanker, I hope for his sake he is colour blind or something because he pulled out a yellow when it should have been a red after that crazy kung fu challenge against Alonso. That defender (if you could call him that) was nowhere near the ball and the son of a bitch kept exchanging words with Alonso even after he got up.

Even during half time, the commentators were holding back as much as they could to not directly call the ref a pussy who was making the wrong calls. I cheered for every single foul/card/dive Spain managed against these bullies and their "total football". Spain won the FIFA Fair Play award for just 8 yellow cards throughout the tournament (FIVE of which were in this final alone).

This is a direct quote from Holland coach Bert van Marwijk taken from this article by The Telegraph:

"It’s a World Cup final, and there’s a lot of emotion out there. You saw that with both teams. I’d loved to have won that match, even with not so beautiful football.”

I don't care if you don't play beautiful football but downright ugly football? Seriously?

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We went to watch the match at Grand Al Mariah on their big screen and were surprised to find that the Spanish ambassador (full delegation + other Sheikhs) was there to watch the match too. I was wearing my Barcelona jersey so I got the biggest smiles from them (like this :DD ) when we walked past them to our seats. I'm glad that this match this didn't go to penalties. There were a lot of chances for both sides but this one made the difference:

Torres > Fabregas > INIESTAAAAA!! I also nominate Casillas for President of Everything.

After the match, I shook the ambassador's hand and got a big hug in return :) congratulated her in my broken Spanish, she said something back but I couldn't really understand 'cos she was screaming and crying at the same time. She did say that she wished she was in Madrid right then. This was a good tournament, I am extremely happy for the Spanish team and here's to more awesome football in the future.

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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:47:00 -0700 Eboué (Ivory Coast) listens to instructions from North Korean coach http://agentm.posterous.com/funny-eboue-listen-instructions-of-north-kore http://agentm.posterous.com/funny-eboue-listen-instructions-of-north-kore

 

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Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:01:10 -0700 Iker Casillas being interviewed by Sara Carbonero (who is also his actual girlfriend) http://agentm.posterous.com/iker-casillas-being-interviewed-by-sara-carbo http://agentm.posterous.com/iker-casillas-being-interviewed-by-sara-carbo

If you've been following the Spanish matches of the WC, she was the one who was initially blamed for distracting Iker during their first match loss against Switzerland.

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Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:18:34 -0700 If only I could be in Madrid right now... http://agentm.posterous.com/if-only-i-could-be-in-madrid-right-now http://agentm.posterous.com/if-only-i-could-be-in-madrid-right-now
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