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Daniel Pacheco (Liverpool) Full Name: Daniel Pacheco Lobato Date of Birth/Age: January 5 1991/Age 19 Place of Birth: Málaga, Spain Main Position: Striker, however he is more of a striker/attacking midfielder combination player Description: A former Barcelona academy standout, Daniel Pacheco has kept up that form ever since joining Liverpool in the summer of 2007. [...]

Thiago Alcántara (F.C. Barcelona) Full Name: Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento Date of Birth/Age: April 11 1991/Age 19 Place of Birth: Bari, Italy Main Position: Attacking Midfielder Description: Another of Barcelona’s academy gems, Thiago Alcántara should also start making a push for the first team during the 2010-2011 season. The youngster signed with Barcelona in 2004, [...]

Spain 1 : 0 Netherlands Spain: Played great overall, and created numerous chances, eventually being rewarded with the winner. The defense was a little shaky though, allowing Robben to break through a few times, but Casillas was there to make up for it. Andrés Iniesta was particularly impressive, providing great passes throughout the game, and then [...]

Final:  Netherlands vs Spain Winner: Netherlands Why: This is the toughest call to make as both teams have been playing great as of late. The Netherlands however have been improving with every game in this tournament, especially on the defensive end (though they still seemed a little relaxed when taking the lead), and the final [...]

Spain 1 : 0 Germany Spain: Great performance from Spain today, they had a few good chances and defended well. Carles Puyol particularly impressed, he had 2 goalscoring chances, one of which he converted to put Spain in the final, and defended admirably against the German counter-attack. David Villa was his usual menacing self, getting [...]

Fran Mérida (Atlético Madrid) Full Name: Francisco Mérida Pérez Date of Birth/Age: March 4 1990/Age 20 Place of Birth: Barcelona, Spain Main Position: Attacking Midfielder Description: A former Barcelona youth player, Mérida followed in the footsteps of fellow Spaniard Cesc Fàbregas by joining Arsenal in 2005. Impressing greatly with his passing ability and technique, he [...]