July games of the month

July was a relatively slow month, as there were really only two big events to choose from, the World Cup final and the MLB All-Star game. Then, you had the NASCAR races as well. Plus, the baseball regular season. But, unless it is truly an epic game, you probably will not remember it. So, there are three events which I'll pick for the month of July: the World Cup final, the All-Star game, and the Brickyard 400.

Reason why chosen for each:
World Cup Final: It happens once every four years and it's normally a good match, as this one most definitely was. It featured two nations which are crazy about soccer and which had never won it before. The match also went into extra time, which was the first time since the 1994 United States hosted Cup where it went into extra time.

MLB All-Star game: The National League won it for the first time since 1996, and won home-field advantage in the World Series for the first time since 2001. The game itself was also dominated by pitching, as the only scoring came in the 5th on a sacrifice fly and in the 7th on a bases clearing double by All-Star game MVP Brian McCann.

Brickyard 400: Almost any NASCAR race is good, but this was special for two reasons: it was held at the most hallowed racetrack in America, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and it helped Jamie McMurray become the third driver to win BOTH the Brickyard 400 and the Daytona 500, which are pretty much the two races which are most important to a race fan.

Event of the month:
2010 World Cup Final
For those tho missed it, Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 in a very physical, violent game. The Netherlands came out aggressive, hoping to throw the Spanish off their game & it worked for most of the game. There were yellow cards, a red card, and a flying kick to the chest. There were 14 yellow cards in total. For 116 minutes, the game was scoreless, until the Spanish finally broke through. The Netherlands had chances, where Robbin blew 2 breakaway chances in regulation, and we were only 4 minutes from another shootout final. For 2 teams that were expected to use finesse, it was a game of anything but. Saves by both keepers kept it close, until Iniesta sealed the Netherlands fate, as the best team to still never win the World Cup (this was the Netherlands 3rd finals loss).