tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post7632921795462847763..comments2023-10-30T19:03:59.225+01:00Comments on David Seaton's News Links: A sweet, sweet moment in SpainDavid Seaton's Newslinkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-17926260802006195222008-07-06T21:03:00.000+02:002008-07-06T21:03:00.000+02:00.. world's best soccer league ..no way ! :)it was ..... world's best soccer league ..<BR/><BR/>no way ! :)<BR/>it was good tournie by and large . i am really glad that beautiful football won for a change . in contrast just see what dunga is doing to brazil < sigh > .<BR/>badri<BR/>i caught some via free internet channels ( of not so good quality ) .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-30492395045449502232008-07-03T13:28:00.000+02:002008-07-03T13:28:00.000+02:00Anatol,I have a little more time to answer.When th...Anatol,<BR/>I have a little more time to answer.<BR/>When the Hungarian player Kubala arrived in Spain fleeing from the Hungarian troubles of 1956, there was nobody in Spain that still knew how to put "english" on a free kick. People hallucinated when the ball curved around the barrier and into the net. <BR/><BR/>But it was really Johan Cruyff taking over Barcelona's football program including the children's football that created the present passing-control game. Without Cruyff, Aragones would never have had Xavi, Cesc and Iniesta to work with.David Seaton's Newslinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-34596057149024513512008-07-03T11:19:00.000+02:002008-07-03T11:19:00.000+02:00Anatol,Mussolini literally stole those World Cups!...Anatol,<BR/>Mussolini literally <I>stole</I> those World Cups! And Argentina never had a civil war like Spain's with an "Albanian" post war of hunger and isolation.<BR/><BR/>As to the final in Madrid against the USSR, with <I>Franco present</I>....David Seaton's Newslinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269813419598042699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-76663919889223441722008-07-03T09:14:00.000+02:002008-07-03T09:14:00.000+02:00Very beautiful theory. Too bad its not supported ...Very beautiful theory. Too bad its not supported by the facts.<BR/>44 years ago Spain won the European championship final in Madrid with Franco present, playing beautiful technical football (yes, I saw that game on TV - I'm that old).<BR/><BR/>In 1978 Argentina won the World Cup with beautiful play while the country has been ruled by a fascist junta. And in 1934 and 1938 Mussolini's Italy won the World Cup too (no, I haven't seen those two finals).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, congratulations to Spain - the team playing the best football won, which doesn't happen every time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-15873402883640310382008-07-02T20:17:00.000+02:002008-07-02T20:17:00.000+02:00The Euro championships is _the_ most relevant foot...The Euro championships is _the_ most relevant football tournament. Seeing Spain win is really a little bit of recompensation for the ghastly and destructive Italian team at the World cup..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-64600611285907985782008-07-02T11:28:00.000+02:002008-07-02T11:28:00.000+02:00When sports does drift into political expression a...When sports does drift into political expression as well, it is at its most poignant. Football in Europe is way ahead of the politicians, at least in this tournament, in its inclusion of Turkey in the European Cup, and the tounament was rewarded with a riveting Turkey-Czech Republic match.<BR/><BR/>I was holding out for an Iberian peninsula final for a game of fluid ball-handling. The hype and money aside, Ronalhdo is a terrific player.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36646589.post-38217160933919173602008-07-02T04:11:00.000+02:002008-07-02T04:11:00.000+02:00Bravo! Beautiful post. Thank you. I've found the r...Bravo! Beautiful post. Thank you. I've found the recent gossip-peddling a bit sad.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06611426691857172533noreply@blogger.com