Nigel De Jong Alonso. Nigel De Jong admits he hopes to one day laugh over a beer with Xabi Alonso when the topic of that tackle in the 2010 World Cup final comes up Former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich star Xabi Alonso has opened up on the infamous tackle he received from Nigel de Jong in the 2010 World Cup final

Netherlands clearly recognised their limitations against a brilliant Spain team in 2010 and decided to combat their opponents in a very literal sense: fouling. World Cup final, 11.07.2010, Johannesburg, South Africa

Nigel De Jong's chest high tackle earned him a yellow card in the 2010 South African World Cup Nigel De Jong's chest high tackle earned him a yellow card in the 2010 South African World Cup Like our Facebook page too for updates on any uploaded videos.

. Former Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich star Xabi Alonso has opened up on the infamous tackle he received from Nigel de Jong in the 2010 World Cup final Nigel de Jong famously took out Xabi Alonso with a kung-fu kick;

. Netherlands clearly recognised their limitations against a brilliant Spain team in 2010 and decided to combat their opponents in a very literal sense: fouling. In any match anywhere, the sort of flying, studs-to-the-chest kick that Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong laid on Xabi Alonso is a.