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World Cup 2010: Rafael Nadal 'cried like a little boy' watching Spain defeat Netherlands
Nation in raptures after adding to Euro success...
11 Jul 2010 23:49:00
By Paul Madden
Tennis ace Rafael Nadal has confessed that he cried like a little boy watching Spain defeat Netherlands in the World Cup 2010 final on Sunday.
The eight-time Grand Slam winner and current Wimbledon champion is an avid football fan and earlier this week became a major shareholder in hometown club Mallorca, where he watched the previous two rounds.
For the final however, the 24-year-old was at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg to witness la Furia Roja claim their first ever World Cup triumph thanks to Andres Iniesta's extra-time winner.
Speaking afterwards, Nadal said that the Iberian nation should celebrate the win for at least a full twelve months given the scale of the accomplishment.
"I cried like a little boy," he said to Marca. "We have to celebrate for a whole year, because this is unbelievable. It is very difficult to repeat this.
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The eight-time Grand Slam winner and current Wimbledon champion is an avid football fan and earlier this week became a major shareholder in hometown club Mallorca, where he watched the previous two rounds.
For the final however, the 24-year-old was at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg to witness la Furia Roja claim their first ever World Cup triumph thanks to Andres Iniesta's extra-time winner.
Speaking afterwards, Nadal said that the Iberian nation should celebrate the win for at least a full twelve months given the scale of the accomplishment.
"I cried like a little boy," he said to Marca. "We have to celebrate for a whole year, because this is unbelievable. It is very difficult to repeat this.
"It will be crazy at home. Imagine, I was watching the semi-finals in Mallorca and I felt amazing.
"The whole country must be very proud of the team."
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