Posted AT 1:41 AM EDT on 10/07/06
World Cup full of memories
And so it ended with majestic drama, the narrative twisting and turning to the end. Zinédine Zidane sent off. Italy, always under a cloud, triumphing in a nail-biting shootout.
For a World Cup to be wonderful, a strange alchemy has to kick in. So I'll tell you now — my favourite player at the World Cup was a young woman named Christine.
Obviously, she didn't play on the field for any of the 32 countries.
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