Spain's Sporting Triumphs
It's the Year of Spain in sports. Rafael Nadal has won the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York. The 24 year old Spaniard had earier won at Wimbledon in Britain as well as the French Open, thus completing a career Grand Slam.
Spain equally won the World Cup of Football in July. In a taught and tense final match in Johannesburg, the Spainish Team faced off and beat the Netherlands. Surprisingly this was the first time Spain was victorious in gaining the coveted FIFA World Cup.
Also in July a Spaniard Alberto Contador triumphed in the demanding Tour de France cycle race yet again.
It's been a splendid year for Spanish sportsmen!
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