Nigel de Jong showed off his Tae Kwon Do “oranje” belt as his beautiful straight “stud” kick to the chest of Xabi Alonso was absolutely beautiful. Or he may have gotten lessons from Dutch kickboxer, Ernesto Hoost. It left Alonso whimpering on the cold pitch for about 5 minutes...Yes, Busquets and co. should've gotten the nod from Howard Webb for the straight red, but I guess as Pips said, the scale of how important that match was had him seeing yellow instead. The Dutch turned on the pressure almost immediately..as soon as Van Bommel slid at Iniesta, it was game on. Slide tackle here, slide tackle there. Step on boot here, elbow shove there..shirt grabbing here, body tug there. It was quite embarrassing to watch as football or soccer is branded, “The Beautiful Game”. This final was the epitome of what football shouldn't be like. But I thought Heitinga's second yellow was a little harsh. Yes he got beat from Xavi's chip lead cross to Iniesta, but Iniesta dove. A light tug on the shoulder doesn't have a person do a triple axle on the way down. Carles Puyol's waist grab on Arjen Robben in the second half seemed more convincing for a second yellow. But not given..which saw a livid Arjen Robben sprinting 30 metres screaming at Howard Webb for the no-call..instead Robben was given a yellow..lame-o. But it is what it is. Spain, undisputedly the top team in the world.

But now to Premier League transfers..HAHAHA..because of Germany's great performance in the tournament saw Arsenal pursuing stars Mesut ?zil and Per Mertesacker. Even Japanese star Keisuke Honda..Will my dream players really come to North London? Arsenal would win the league for sure then..won't they Philipa? And Val, Wesley Sneijder won't help United either.