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Here&#8217;s a note he just sent me about the World Cup, which has nothing to do with Redfin, startups or real estate, but still captured some of the mania that has gripped our office in the past few weeks&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\nBest look, individual:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/vaod.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/carles_puyol.jpg\">Carles Puyol, Spain<\/a>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s easy to imagine him in his castellan, with torches, roasted meats and juggling dwarves.\u00a0 I can\u2019t decide if his nickname should be El Guapo or El Feo.<br \/>\nWorst look, individual:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.topnews.in\/sports\/files\/Joachim-Loew2.jpg\">Joachim Loew<\/a>, German coach.\u00a0 He could have a second career torturing Bruce Willis.\u00a0 In fact, Loew, Puyol, Wayne Rooney and Raymond Domenech would be a very credible gang of Eurovillains\u2026.<br \/>\nBest in-studio moment:\u00a0 When ESPN analyst Ruud Gullit began talking about all the beer and partying planned for his hotel room after the Dutch wins.\u00a0 You could practically see the envy written on the faces of the ESPN hosts as they saw their \u201ccolleague,\u201d far from being a buttoned-down suburban dad like them, was in fact an international soccer god.<br \/>\nWorst in-studio moment:\u00a0 When ESPN showed viewers the location of Spain and Germany on a map.<br \/>\nWhat I\u2019m going to miss more than I should:\u00a0 ESPN\u2019s introductory sequence, with the flags soaring over a verdant African landscape, with gamboling villagers and baby giraffes, as the strings and horns swell. \u00a0A world of humans and even animals united by the joy of the joga bonito\u2026.<br \/>\nBest celebration of a goal:\u00a0 M. 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