Sports Yearbook 2010

Always at the end of each year is time to take stock. Well, at sport, to Spain, was not as positive as it was in other aspects such as economy. Here's a Top Ten as a directory with the ten events and characters that marked the 2010 and they will in history .

10 - Marta Domínguez - Operation Greyhound

With a 1-10 start this news we would rather not tell. World champion 3,000-meter track was embroiled in a scandal for which he was arrested by the Guardia Civil. Stained doping to Spanish sport as had happened with "Operation Puerto" in 2006.

9 - Alberto Contador Tour de France / doping

Bittersweet. That was the year of the great cyclist Pinto. Managed to close the great skill with the yellow jersey of champions but weeks later he met his positive test for clenbuterol. Although the level was negligible - 50 picograms, and despite the alleged contamination, he was the spot ...

8 - Mourinho to Real Madrid

Finally, Florentino Perez followed with his galactic recruitment policy but this time went to the bench and the role of coach. The man who managed to break Guardiola's Barcelona leads the fate of the "merengue". Despite the 5-0 he suffered in the Nou Camp, his arrival was certainly one of the news of 2010.

7 - Juan Antonio Samaranch died

Spanish sport has not only an outstanding page but an entire chapter of his long and rich history dedicated to this man. The gentleman who helmed the International Olympic Committee in the changing and challenging stage of the twentieth century after the Second World War but always managed to stay afloat and end up standing with the phrase "have been the best Olympic Games in history"

So we led her likeness in Space when Mr. Olympic Sports adio said. Went out 89 years of a very intense life, full of sport.

6 to 14 eight-thousands for Edurne Pasaban

For this event, the included Mark in their Top Ten athletes of the decade. On May 14 he succeeded in making the Shishapangma summit. A historic achievement: the first woman who consigiuió.

5 - Spanish motorcycling Triplett

Jorge Lorenzo clinched his first championship MotoGP . Not content with that, Spain's Toni Elias also set the brand champion Moto2. As this was not enough, Marc Marquez also won 125cm ³. Unprecedented treble of the decade, something not seen since 1989 with Sito Pons (250 cm ³), Alex Criville (125 cm ³) and Manuel Herrera (80 cm ³)

4 - European Champion League Atletico Madrid and UEFA Super Cup

Memorable year for the hobby and faithful follower of Spain. Europe League 2010 against Fulham and European Super Cup against Inter. As if this were not enough, one of his strikers - Diego Forlan - Ballon d'Or was the 2010 World Cup. Back to school have found it easier than many others proud of Aleti.

3 - Pau Gasol of the NBA Champion

Second ring for the big Spanish basketball history. There were seven tough games against Boston Celtics in the finals he repeated the old battles between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird of the '80s. Turkey failed in 2010 to retain the championship of the world ... too bad ...

2 - The "semi" Rafa Nadal Grand Slam

We say "semi" because all of these features tournaments played on 1 of the ATP ranking won in 2010. Repeated Roland Garros and Wimbledon and the U.S. Open became the youngest in history to achieve four. Will poker ever make a season? Anything is possible with this genius ...

1 - Spain 2010 World Cup champion

The history of contemporary Spain surely have at July 11, 2010 as one of the days when residents were happier. Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Puyol, Piqué and Capdevila, Sergio Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta and David Silva; Fernando Torres and David Villa again Jesus Navas, Llorente, Arbeloa, Cesc Fabregas, Martinez, Marchena, Mata, Pedro, Xabi Alonso, Raul Albiol, Víctor Valdés and Pepe Reina in the driving of Vicente Del Bosque were names of the feat. The minute 115 of this historic final against the Netherlands and this 1 to 0 that would be unforgettable final.

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