Spanish Have the Magicians, England Make Do with a Ref [Scot Region]

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IN THE city of Johannesburg, close by the township of Soweto, the game the world plays will reach a turning point this evening. If the Dutch should prevail, it will represent the triumph of a philosophy which values sober caution above swaggering risk. They are admirable players, technically gifted and impeccably prepared but they do not ignite the senses or stir the imagination.

If Holland are champions, little will change. But if Spain should take the prize, then things could turn out quite differently.

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Spanish Have the Magicians, England Make Do with a Ref [Scot Region]

In a World Cup of wondrous enthusiasm and indifferent quality, the Spaniards have provided the shining light. After a fallible, faltering start, they have come on to their game with the exhilarating surge of the thoroughbred. Iniesta, X...

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