Top 10 sporting events of the year (1)

December and is coming, as every year, there are many compilations of best of the year. In EspacioDeportes as we move ahead and publish what we think was the most important issues of the year in sports. No order of importance.

1. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals.

The Olympic Games in Beijing will be remembered for many things, especially at political hypocrisy, but also a greater sporting achievement to date. Michael Phelps accomplished what no one has succeeded in history hung eight gold medals in the Olympics . He beat Mark Spitz's record (won 7 in 1976) and took to swimming to the top of the Games, knocking the sport king athletics.

2. Boston Celtics win the NBA after 22 years, re-issuing a final mythic

When the Lakers looked like they were going to hunt down the team basketball most successful American (16 rings were the Celtics and 14 the Lakers), as fate would reissue a final return to the NBA indices hearing they deserve. And what better way to Los Angeles Lakers - Boston Celtics. A classic. Practically the most classic of world sport. The ring was taken by the Celtics 4-2, thanks mainly to Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett.

3. Manchester United and Chelsea played the final of the Champions League

English hegemony in continental football was emphasized in the top European competition when he put three teams in the semifinals of the Champions League. Manchester United and Chelsea played a final that ended in penalties, where United were clinched victory .

4. Alberto Contador achieves the Giro d'Italia and the Tour of Spain

Alberto Contador won the Tour in 2007. And as his team, Astana, was suspended, could not run in 2008, but took the victories in the Tour of Spain and the Giro d'Italia, winning even in the great port of L'Angliru. Carlos Sastre rounded the feat won the Tour de France, which together with the triumph of Samuel Sanchez in Beijing, left the bike at the top Spanish.

5. U.S. and Spain played one of the best games in history.

In the first phase of the Olympics, the U.S. Dream Team endorsed 39 points of difference to Spain. But the good work of those in Aito Garcia Reneses led to the final with a Ricky Rubio as director of game making to the very shadow Calderon, who missed the final. In all eyes will be triple that of Rudy Fernandez who put a 89-91 on the scoreboard in the absence of 8 minutes to go. USA Basketball learned to respect the outside, having to use his talent to win gold in Beijing, a tournament where they had taken top players (Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Dwayne Williams, Chris Bosh, Jason Kidd). Spain made us hope for a victory that could have materialized. Maybe another time.

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