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7/15/10 Genoa and Greece defender Sokratis looks set to to join AC Milan on a five-year deal. Read More
7/15/10 Roma defender Philippe Mexes claims he will never join Juventus. Read More
7/15/10 Colorado Rapids defender Julien Baudet has welcomed fellow Frenchman Thierry Henry to MLS. Read More
7/12/10 And with that, our World Cup LIVE! draws to a close. It's been a real privelege for all of us to share this magical tournament with you over the last month and we hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have.

For those still looking for more of a World Cup fix, you can find a link to all of our World Cup final content below. And you don't have long to wait for more LIVE! action with Goal.com, for on Monday morning our Transfer LIVE! page resumes for the whole summer. So, wherever you are, whatever the time, you'll know where to be.

For now, though, it's goodnight from us - and thanks for a wonderful month from South Africa. Read More
7/12/10 Well, that's it from me for this World Cup! The quality might not have been exactly what we expected, but it was nevertheless a tremendous competition won by worthy champions in the form of Spain. Congratulations to la Furia Roja, and thank you to South Africa.

I look forward to seeing you all once again in Brazil in 2014.
7/12/10 Here's Goal.com UK's run-down of the best quotes the World Cup had to offer this year... and there are some belters! Read More
7/12/10 Fernando Torres may be a World Cup winner but the end to the tournament was bittersweet as he pulled up with an injury that could rule him out until September.

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7/12/10 Fabio Coentrao could make the move to Chelsea as a replacement for Ashley Cole, according to reports this morning.
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7/12/10 Meanwhile, here's a complete run down of all the World Cup final results from the past, up to and including yesterday's game.

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7/12/10 Here's more footage of the celebrating Spanish. It must've been a night to remember in Madrid, but no doubt there's a few Roja fans waking up this morning trying to work out exactly what happened! Read More
7/12/10 Danny Jordaan is the latest figurehead to hail the World Cup in South Africa as an overwhelming success, indicating that he was pleased with the manner the final passed off. Read More
7/12/10 Ghana ace Kevin-Prince Boateng could be on his way to Serie A, with Lazio and Genoa considering a co-ownership deal for him. Read More
7/12/10 Goal.com's Subhankar Mondal rounds up the action in South Africa in pictorial form... Read More
7/12/10 Goal.com's final player of the day is, of course, Andres Iniesta, who's now joined an elite ban of players to have scored a winning goal in the World Cup final.

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7/12/10 The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of the Tournament: Paul Macdonald assesses the Clint Eastwood effect on South Africa 2010.

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7/12/10 Sepp Blatter is clearly pleased with the way the World Cup was organised and held, praising South Africa for a fine competition.

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7/12/10 Paul Madden has looked at Spain's route to World Cup success. See the stop-offs for la Furia Roja by clicking 'Read Now'... Read More
7/12/10 Iker Casillas was an emotional man last night, and the Spain captain shared some of his happiest moments with his girlfriend. See a video of the happy couple here... Read More
7/12/10 Good morning and welcome to the final day of Goal.com World Cup LIVE. There'll be plenty of analysis of Spain's dramatic victory last night, so stay tuned over the course of the day.
7/12/10 Captain Iker Casillas and team-mates Pedro and Joan Capdevila have declared that their World Cup win was fully deserved. Madrid is surely the place to be when they return for celebrations tomorrow. Read More
7/12/10 Wesley Sneijder has expressed his disappointment at Netherlands failure to win the World Cup following their narrow defeat to Spain. Read More
7/12/10 Netherlands winger Arjen Robben was not happy with the performance of referee Howard Webb, claiming that he should have sent off Carles Puyol for a second half challenge on him. Read More
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Paul the octopus has maintained his 100 per cent World Cup record by predicting that Spain would win the World Cup. Read More
7/12/10 Cesc Fabregas has admitted that he was not happy with featuring so rarely for Spain at the World Cup finals but noted that winning the title made up for his lack of game time. Read More
7/12/10 Goal.com's Kris Voakes believes that Arjen Robben's failure to capitalise on big chances in the final defeat to Spain was symptomatic of Netherlands lack of big game bottle. Read More
7/12/10 Spain midfielders Xabi Alonso and Sergi Busquets were overjoyed with their World CUp success, speaking in the wake of hteir 1-0 final triumph over Netherlands. Read More
7/12/10 Netherlands Dirk Kuyt believes Webb favoured Spain slightly in the final, tipping the balance of the game in favour of the European champions. Read More
7/12/10 Goal.com's Ewan Macdonald evaluated the performance of the man in the middle, Howard Webb at the World Cup final. How Nigel de Jong stayed on the field is any man's guess! Read More
7/12/10 Goal hero Andres Iniesta was voted as Turkish Airlines Top of the Match by Goal.com. Click Read More to find out the fans favourite. Read More
7/12/10 Tennis ace Rafa Nadal has admitted he cried like a little boy after watching Spain defeat Netherlands to claim their first ever World Cup. Read More
7/12/10 Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has expressed his disappointment after losing out in the World Cup final against Spain. It's the third tiem the Dutch have lost in a final. Read More
11:00 PM BST Our Player Ratings for the final are in. Click the Read More link to see who was top and who was flop in the big game... Read More
10:58 PM BST More awards news - Spain 'keeper Iker Casillas wins the Golden Glove and La Furia Roja also take the Fair Play Award. Read More
10:55 PM BST Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has applauded his players for a job well done after their World Cup win! Read More
10:53 PM BST Check out the celebrations in Madrid:
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