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The cup has been raised, and the champions celebrate their spoils!
Hearty congratulations go to Night Rider for an epic battle of wits and stamina that saw him ride a pool-high 26 correct picks to the century mark. The team stuck in second place made a powerful last-minute move to climb to the top of the tables and secure victory. Claret & Blue, the front-runner for so long, chose to live and die with his England pick. Tonight we honor and respect the "win or go home" play that, sadly, saw him go home.In his stead Real Marin re-emerged as prize winners; a fervent support of La Furia Roja carried them into the winner's circle. And the no longer Clueless in Denver outsmarted an experienced stable of soccer buffs and swiped an England jersey for her wardrobe.
It was great fun, and we salute the Spaniards for their difficult double, capturing consecutive Euro and World Cup hardware. But the real winners were the young Haitian footballers who so greatly need a reason to play. We look forward to many great tournaments to come, and we'll hope jv is re-energized for another blogscapade during next season's Champions League. Let's all take a moment to recognize all of the hard work he and lizzie put in to making this such a special session of the Friends Pool. I'm blowing my vuvuzela right now. Hear it?
See you next time!