If you enjoyed our previous montage, let this one act as a palate cleanser. Hand balls, flopping, cleat attacks — enjoy the best in red-card-worthy World Cup cheating. [Dirty Tackle]

With the World Cup over, the fate of Paul the Octopus has been on everyone's mind. The Spoiler's Richard Gilzene has the latest.

And so it was that the World Cup came to a rather messy halt. It's been an uppy-downy tournament, thanks to disappointing superstars, weird new balls, and a final that found the Dutch looking for a fight.

Spain won the World Cup yesterday, and as with every place ever that has won a large sporting event, the fans there took to the streets with an assortment of alcohol, chanting, pyrotechnics, and team-colors-wearing.

After 63 matches, we have made it to the final. It figures that Wesley Sneijder and David Villa—two of the breakout stars of the tournament—would settle things.

Wondering how Major League Soccer plans to cash in on whatever increased popularity emanates from America's World Cup run? Probably not, because they've been teasing you with it for a while now. What better time than just before kick-off of what may end up being the Game of the Century ... So Far to readdress it,…

Howard Webb's dream of officiating a World Cup Finals match will come true tomorrow. But to hear his Missus tell it, dream could morph into nightmares of Coulibaly proportions for Espana or Holland. Sayeth Kay Webb of Rotherdam, U.K., "I don't know how he does it. He can't take charge of his own children. I don't…

The battle for bronze is here. Can Uruguay salvage a modicum of dignity for South America—and alternately taunt Brazil and Argentina—or will Ze Germans prove too, too hot to handle? Stay in the know and comment along.

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Many are calling this "the real championship game" or something along those lines. I don't know though. Germany's been dominant (save that troublesome loss to Serbia) while Spain has looked ... lucky? Competent? Which side wins out? Comment as you watch, please.

Fresh from registering their pixel-based horror at Robinho's ‘Beardgate‘ fiasco, take a look at what the Interwebz' Photoshop goons have done with the above shot of Arjen Robben post-dive…

One of the perks of this job is random late-night emails from adult actresses. Vicky Vette dropped us a line to clarify a few things about the industry ladies offering their unique services to thousands of people if Holland wins it all.

Larissa Riquelme — aka Paraguay Girl, aka Cellphone-Boobs Girl — has taken to Facebook to alert everyone that she is being threatened! Possibly! The Google-translated message after the jump.

Semifinal No. 1 is here. Can Uruguay continue its historic run, or will the Dutch squadron fancy-footwork its way into the championship game? Try to stay cool and comment below.