Spain are the best team in the world

Posted by Michael on July 14, 2010

According to the new FIFA rankings…They dont really mean anything, well unless you are number 1, then you can go around saying it! :mrgreen:

France drop all the way to 21st, behind Egypt (9th), Greece (12th) and even Australia (20th). Italy also drop to 11th, thats the 2 finalists from only 4 years ago out of the top 10.

England are 7th, with Netherlands and Brazil 2nd and 3rd.

Its the most odd looking Rankings list i have seen, which is probably why nobody takes any notice of it. Gabon ahead of teams like Sweden, Ireland and even teams which qualified for the world cup like Cameroon and Korea!?!? WTF?!?!?

What do you think of the FIFA world rankings?

España = CAMPEONES!!!!!!

Posted by Michael on July 13, 2010

CAMPEONES, CAMPEONES, olé olé olé!

Yes!! Spain did it and won the World Cup for the very first time on Sunday night!! I am sure you are aware, of all of this now, it is Tuesday, so it was a few days ago. They beat Netherlands 1-0 after extra time, with a Andrés Iniesta goal :)

What a great night it was on Sunday, it was such a good party night, i had my drinks, champagne, vodka, redbull, food, air horns, flags, shirt, and blasting music after the final :mrgreen:

I did not really go to bed, i watched Madrid TV and fell asleep for a few hours, and then it was morning already! My mouth tasted of champagne until Monday night!

I was so tired on Monday! But it didnt matter, I watched Madrid TV again and saw the parties and everything all over again, i wish i was in Madrid, but watching it on TV was 2nd best, it made me feel like i was there :)

Monday night it was another night of celebration, watching Madrid TV, seeing the players meet the royal family of Spain, the king and queen, prince and princesses, it was really good. The king also made a speach, which was so cool!! Then the team went to meet the prime minister of Spain, which was also cool, and funny, they started jumping up and down and he joined in!! :mrgreen: All the crowd were amazing, chanting INIESTA, INIESTA!! and IKER, IKER!! :mrgreen:

Then the players had a bus tour all over the city, it was crazy! :D Pepe Reina was going mental, and so was Piqué, it was so good, i do wish i was there! There were so many people, estimated to be 1 million people come out to support La Roja yesterday! It ended at puente del rey, where they took the stage. Fans had already been there for hours, and there was entertainment on, but the real reason people came was to see the players, and they werent disapointed :)

They took the stage, and it was great! Just like in 2008 Pepe Reina was the legendary MC, calling each player, and it was so good! He got to number 10, Fabregas, got him to the front of the stage, where he held him with Piqué and Puyol and they put a Barca shirt over him, he didnt know about that, haha!! :mrgreen: He looked good in a Barca shirt ;) I bet the Arsenal fans didnt like that :P

It was such a great night, i still have a bad head, oh well, its all good :)

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It was such an emotional few days, you have probably seen clips on YouTube of Iker Casillas kissing his girlfriend who works for TV channel TeleCinco Sara Carbonero. Also Pepe Reina singing and dancing to them on the plane home!!

I LOVE SPAIN, VIVA ESPAÑA!!!!!

Spain win, Semi Final here we come!

Posted by Michael on July 4, 2010

olé olé olé olé!!!!!!!!

HELLOOOOOO!!!!! :mrgreen:

Spain won last night as you probably know! I am still amazingly happy. They are in the semi final for the first time, and will play Germany on Wednesday night for a place in the World Cup final. This is sooo cool!

I did say i would go to Madrid, but its just so impossible to get there! I would have to get a train to another city in the UK, then a plane, then the same back…Plane tickets arent too bad, but the train costs loads if you book with no advance, more than a plane!

I will probably just end up watching the game here in the UK :( Oh well, it will still be amazing! :)

Wanna know how happy i was? I looked a bit like this, and still feel like this…….

World Cup Quarter Finals

Posted by Michael on July 3, 2010

Well yesterday saw the first 2 quater final games, and it was:

Netherlands 2 – 1 Brazil
Ghana 1 – 1 Uruguay (2 - 4 on pens)

Both were good games. Netherlands finished the game in control and were the stronger side, Brazil scored first, and then lost their cool. In their usual way, the brazilians threw their toys out of the pram, lead by Philipe Melo who got sent off, Michel Bastos also should of had a 2nd booking and went off.

Poor Poor Ghana. They were leading right on half time, Uruguay equalised, and it went to extra time. Ghana had a corner, the ball got headed towards goal twice, once it was blocked, the 2nd time Luis Suarez blocked it with his hands, got sent off and Ghana had a penalty in the 30th minute of Extra time. It was the last kick of the game, Asamoah Gyan stepped up…….And missed!!! What a shame it was, and what a disgrace from Uruguay cheating. The game went to penalties, Gyan stepped up again, and scored. Ghana went on to miss 2, with Uruguay only missing one, and going through to play Netherlands for a place in the final.

Today we have Germany vs Argentina, and later Spain vs Paraguay. I am hoping to see Germany and of course Spain win :)

Spain 1 – 0 Portugal

Posted by Michael on June 29, 2010

Attention Everyone….If you look up at the sky and see a star it is not a star. Its the beaming smile i have on my face :mrgreen:

Spain beat Portugal 1-0 to book their place into the Quater Final against Paraguay. The game is another evening kickoff, and will be on Saturday on BBC if you are in the UK.

Tonights game was great. It was hard for Spain to play, Portugal were yet another team who play 10-men behind the ball against Spain, or any other good team. They never tried to attack, and when they did it was too late. Spain dominated possesion, had a few good shots at goal, created more and deserved to win. Portugal had the odd half chance on the break which is all they could manage. Cristiano Ronaldo bearly got a kick of the ball.

I said i would go to Madrid if Spain got to the Semi Final..Well they might! I dont know if i can even go, you cant fly to Madrid from Newcastle so i would have to fly from somewhere else, which makes things more complicated, not ideal when doing something last minute.

Spain vs Portugal: Big game tonight!

Posted by Michael on June 29, 2010

It is the big one tonight! Spain vs Portugal!! :) I am nervous and excited for the game, it brings back memories of 2004 where we lost 1-0 to Portugal.

I am nervous because Spain have only played well at times, the first 2 games they played well but lost the first, the last one they played average but won, the defence looks a bit shaky. There are other questions such as is Torres fit? He doesnt look it so should he play? Xabi Alonso also picked up a knock as did Albiol, I dont think Sergio Busquets is good enough either, hes made some mistakes.

All questions will be answered at 19.30 when the game kicks off :)

Spain vs Portugal on Tuesday Night

Posted by Michael on June 26, 2010

Hello lovely blog readers!! :)

I woke up today happy, last night Spain won their vital game against Chile 2-1, and got through to the last 16, where they will face neighbours Portugal. They didnt play particuarly well, but a win is a win, and hopefully will play better in the next game.

Its a grudge match, the last time they played in competition it was Euro 2004 in Portugal, where Portugal beat a poor Spain 1-0.

Tonight there is the crap games of the round, Uruguay vs South Korea @ 3PM, and tonight USA vs Ghana @ 7.30PM.

England 1 – 0 Slovenia

Posted by Michael on June 23, 2010

Well done to England, who made a meal of it, but finally got through the group. They didnt finish top, USA scored a late goal and jumped ahead of England and Slovenia and finished top.

The teams will play those out of Group D, which is Germany, Serbia, Ghana or Australia.

I really want to see England – Germany. So i hope Germany win and top the group :)

Friday night is the next big game, where Spain play Chile, and a win will do very nicely :)

Does This Shirt Make Me Look German? ;)

Posted by Michael on June 14, 2010

Yesterday Germany played in the World Cup. They have looked the most impressive team so far, beat Australia 4-0, and should of been more. The Aussies went down to 10 men, with Cahill getting sent off, it was never a red card. Germany hammered them anyway, and would of no matter if it was 10 or 11. Some goals from Poldi and Miro, Muller and Cacau sealed the win. Klose could and should of had at least a hattrick.

I got this shirt in 2008, it has “11″ Klose printing on it. I also have the away shirt with “20″ Podolski. Germany are probably my 3rd team, behind Spain and England of course :) No idea why really, always liked Germany. How big does it look!? Its more like a dress than a t-shirt :P I like to get a size above for football shirts usually, this is an XL, i am a medium now so these days buy large.

Tonight Italy are playing Paraguay, so COME ON PARAGUAY!! :mrgreen:

So England drew with USA last night

Posted by Michael on June 13, 2010

Hello blog readers :)

How are you today? Unless you have been living under a rock then you will know England drew with USA, which is what i predicted and have been saying for ages. That means the next game they will have even more pressure on them to win, which wont be good.

They should win of course, but with the chances they had last night they should of won then. I dont want to be down on England, Robert Green made a shocking mistake, but it was a mistake, and they happen. England missed a load of chances, but at least they created them, it could of been alot worse. Emile Heskey played well and assisted the goal, so he’s answering his critics the best way, so much like me ;)

So, England, yeah it was a crap result, England should be beating the likes of the USA, but at least the performance was decent.

Today its my 3rd team playing, Germany :P Goldi Poldi Halleluja :P