PORTUGAL VS SPAIN.
Seriously...love thy Iberian Neighbor.
Moving forward this World Cup is bound to see some nice neighborly battles a brewing…I mean imagine if the quarterfinals came down to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay— four neighbor countries!
My ultimate prediction at this point for the finals is Brazil Vs Argentina…talk about the ultimate next-door rivals!! These guys HATE HATE HATE each other. Hate to say it, but Maradona is going to take home another cup but this time as coach…with the Argentines taking gold.
Before that happens, one of the last of the four remaining EUROPEAN teams must go home…and this IS the HOTTEST match up on the eye candy front!!! Set your TIVO’s…no where in the next 8 match up quarter final games will there EVER be a match up so hot seeing as Italy and France are out. Doesn’t matter what the final score is because everyone playing and watching is a winner.
Tomorrow’s World Cup Iberian battle consists of SPAIN VS PORTUGAL. I’m almost thinking it will go to penalties because Spain and Portugal are so evenly matched…and from the player perspective it’s hard to take favorites but Portugal pound for pound has the hotter team though Spain plays more like a unified ‘team’. Hard call. I wish neither could be eliminated...
At the end of the day, it’s going to come down to two of the world cup’s hottest players…Spanish striker DAVID VILA “El Guaje” vs. the one, the only, the reigning god of hot soccer players CHRISTIANO RONALDO.
Let’s look at the stats…
Cristiano Ronaldo
Date of Birth: 5 February 1985
Height: 185 cm
Shirt number: 7
Position: Forward
Current club: Real Madrid (ESP)
International Caps: 75
International Goals: 23
First international: Portugal - Kazakhstan
(20 August 2003)
Club History
Manchester United (ENG): From 2003 to 2009
Sporting CP (POR): From 2002 to 2003
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo turns the beautiful game into child’s play. As Brazil’s legendary FIFA World Cup-winning midfielder Didi once said: “If we don’t treat the ball with love, she won’t do what we want her to do.” Perhaps more than any other player of the modern era, Real Madrid’s flying winger seems to maintain that wide-eyed innocence on the field that makes every dazzling dribble and every penetrating pass feel like the very first. And such is his artistry that, almost magnetically, the ball returns to his feet time and time again, ready for the next touch of genius. And YES...he's 300 non-sgi HOT.
From his early days with local club Andorinha, where his father was kit man, it was clear that the young Cristiano was destined for greatness. After a short stint with Nacional, he left Madeira to follow his dream and, as it has turned out, to become one of the greatest players in the world.
But in keeping with the finest artistic traditions, the young star’s rise to footballing pre-eminence came on the back of a series of life-changing choices. The first was to leave his family behind on the tiny Atlantic island in order to join Sporting Lisbon’s famous academy. Naturally, the winger found a home from home on a bigger stage, and success followed quickly. It was at the age of 15 that the talented teenager faced his greatest trial as a routine medical examination revealed an irregular heartbeat. Typically, Cristiano took the setback in his elegant stride, and a successful operation soon saw Madeira’s favorite son resume his career, from where he would go on to conquer the world.
At the start of 2003/04, English giants Manchester United came to the Portuguese capital to watch him play and it was love at first sight. The teenager bewitched his illustrious opponents, and Sir Alex Ferguson swooped to bring the youngster to Old Trafford, giving him the famous number 7 shirt, as worn by United legends George Best, Bryan Robson and Eric Cantona.
And NO...he's not gay. REALLY.
On the other end of the peninsula...YUMMMMMMMY.
David Villa
Date of Birth: 3 December 1981
Height: 175 cm
Shirt number: 7
Position: Forward
Current club: Valencia (ESP)
International Caps: 61
International Goals: 41
First international: Spain - San Marino
(9 February 2005)
Club History
Valencia CF (ESP): From 2005 to 2010
Real Zaragoza (ESP): From 2003 to 2005
Sporting Gijón (ESP): From 2001 to 2003
Top scorer at UEFA EURO 2008 and a fixture at the sharp end of the Spanish attack, David Villa is currently one of the world's hottest striking properties. A born competitor with an unquenchable thirst for finding the net, Villa always has the goal in his sights whether playing as an out-and-out forward, in a withdrawn role or wide-left in a front three.
Known as El Guaje (an affectionate name given to children in his native Asturias), this quick and explosive hitman is certainly not afraid of hard work, and is always willing to drop deep and help out his midfield. It is this level of commitment and the gutsy nature of his performances that make the Valencia man a fan's favourite for club and country, as well as earning him his fair share of run-ins with match officials....and yeah. He's the Spanish Ashton Kutcher.
Naturally right-footed, Villa is nearly as proficient with his left, thanks to a childhood accident and his father's foresight. Seeing how his four-year old son would not stop playing even after bearing a plaster cast on his broken right leg, Villa senior felt it best to show the youngster how to strike the ball with his weaker foot.
Now 28, Villa came up through the youth ranks and began learning his trade at Sporting de Gijon, before exploding onto the La Liga scene at Real Zaragoza, where he enjoyed two goal-filled years between 2003 and 2005. Valencia then spent big to bring the front-runner to the Mestalla, though El Guaje quickly repaid the investment by coming within one goal of the division's top scorer's award, El Pichichi, in his debut campaign. He did however finish as the leading Spanish-born scorer, an honor he has since claimed on two further occasions.
OKay that's just the forwards....
The rest of the team may not be AS hot but there are some yummies....so DEFINITELY a game to watch.
Country: Spain Club: Arsenal Position: Midfielder Age: 23 Vitals: 5'9", 153 pounds Why He's Hot: With his brooding, dark features, he's a dead-ringer for Ronaldo. And that's never a bad thing.
OKAY HALF TIME REPORT
What a match up!!!! There are so many hotties on these teams it doesn't seem just to leave some of these guys out...
ON THE SPAINISH SIDE...
Cesc Fabregas
Country: Spain Club: Arsenal Position: Midfielder Age: 23 Vitals: 5'9", 153 pounds Why He's Hot: With his brooding, dark features, he's a dead-ringer for Ronaldo. And that's never a bad thing.
Fernando TORRES (aka "el Niño Torres)
