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Joe Eskenazi
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You can put away the vuvuzelas now ... and forever
In the world of international soccer -- prior to yesterday -- there were two great hard-luck losers: Spain and Holland. But if Holland were the Red Sox of futility -- they lost the World Cup finals twice before, in '74 and '78 -- then Spain were the Cubs. They never even got in a position to blow it all.
When tiny Andres Iniesta's shot hit the back of the Dutch net in
the 116th minute of yesterday's Cup final, everything changed. If were wearing red, it was a day you'll always remember. If you were wearing orange, it was a day you wish you could forget. There were thousands of both at
San Francisco's Civic Center. Here's what it looked like:
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Joe Eskenazi
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A very Kuyt kid...
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