Iniesta is the toast of Spain for winning goal World Cup final


Spain World Cup Iniesta Reports:

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero singled out Andres Iniesta  has become a symbol of Spain's World Cup victory with, the scorer of the winning goal over the Netherlands, is the toast of his teammates as they celebrate their first ever during Spain's 1-0 World Cup final, for praise Monday, saying there was no better role model for youths.

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Zapatero said, '' he represents like no one else good football and human qualities. I want to make a special mention of somebody who yesterday remembered someone who is no longer with us when he scored the winning goal against with netherlands at World Cup in South Africa 2010.''

There is no better role model for our youths, given his talent and personal qualities. Thank you Iniesta for remembering Dani yesterday during an unforgettable day for Spain. Zapatero was referring there to the incident immediately after Iniesta scored his extra-time goal, when the 26-year-old took off his blue Spain jersey to reveal a white T-shirt bearing finals match.

Iniesta, who was Jarque's teammate on Spain's under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 teams, was given a yellow card for removing his jersey during the match. He gave the prime minister a red Spanish team jersey which was signed by the entire squad. I know he did not score the goal, he joked just before giving Zapatero the jersey.

I want to talk for a bit. Thank you for the welcome, I am very proud to be a part of this team and this little trophy is for everyone.