It's been great, South Africa. Cheers
Posted by John Brewin JOHANNESBURG -- The month is over, and the world has a new champion. With Spain, an eighth name has entered the footballing pan…
Parting is such sweet sorrow
Posted by Jeff Carlisle JOHANNESBURG -- Forty days is a long time to be away from home. That doesn't mean that saying goodbye to the place that has b…
Fast facts on Spain-Netherlands
Posted by ESPN Stats & Information Spain 1, Netherlands 0 Spain won the World Cup in its first trip to a World Cup final, becoming the first team si…
Mandela's appearance was awe-inspiring
Posted by Jemele Hill JOHANNESBURG -- One of the golden rules of journalism is that you never, ever cheer in the press box. I willingly broke tha…
Torres left on Spain bench for final
Posted by ESPN.com The starting lineups for Spain and the Netherlands in the World Cup final have been announced, with the major talking point being …
40 days and 40 nights and no rain
Posted by Paul Grant JOHANNESBURG -- I'd never spent 40 consecutive days anywhere other than my home. So after spending more than a month in South Af…
The moment we've been waiting for
Posted by John Brewin JOHANNESBURG -- Soccer City, eight hours before kickoff. Like so often during this full calendar month in South Africa, reports…
What's the word on Spain and the Dutch?
Posted by ESPN.com Iniesta says Spain must play better if it is to win today (Telegraph): Andres Iniesta believes Spain will have to step up a gear i…
German players should hold heads high
Posted by Leander Schaerlaeckens PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa -- As Germany's team took turns shuffling across the bright red podium built on the alr…
All this friendliness is getting unnerving
Posted by Jemele Hill JOHANNESBURG -- The friendliness of the South African people has been noted by just about all of us here covering the World Cup…
