Viva the World Champion

Spain the deserved winner of the cup. Some random thoughts:

* Iniesta was marvellous.
* Casillas, an admirable goalkeeper.
* You only need one goal to win.
* Intelligent play over brute force.
* Howard Webb, an ex-cop, turned out to be 'card-happy'. All in all, I think he refereed in fair and balanced manner. I am sure the Dutch disagree.
* Pity about Torres.
* Del Bosque, a coach with a vision -  http://www.premiershiptalk.com/2010/07/11/spain-coach-believes-in-attractive-football/
* And... octopus Paul...