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BBC Sport looks back to an infamous moment from the 2010 World Cup final, when Netherlands player Nigel de Jong is only shown a yellow card by referee Howard Webb for a chest-high kick at Spain's.


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Manchester City's Dutch international midfielder Nigel De Jong puts a free kick in the top corner in training, beating City keeper Joe Hart.FOLLOW NIGEL DE J.


Nigel de Jong of Hamburg takes a free kick and the team of Rostock... News Photo Getty Images

Former Liverpool star Xabi Alonso has branded Nigel de Jong's World Cup final kung-fu kick as one of the worst tackles he has ever been on the wrong end of. Patada de De Jong a Xabi.


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50 great World Cup moments Nigel de Jong's 'karate kick' on Xabi Alonso 2010 BBC Sport

Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso has called Nigel de Jong's 'Kung Fu' kick on him in Sunday's World Cup final "one of the worst tackles" he has received. Netherlands midfielder De Jong planted.


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Nigel de Jong's kick to Xabi Alonso's chest was let-off easy by referee Howard Webb, who only gave the Dutch midfielder a yellow card for a red card offense on his Spanish counterpart. In the 28th.


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Nigel De Jong's karate kick on Xabi Alonso in the 2010 world cup final


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Here's Nigel De Jong's karate kick on Xabi Alonso in the 2010 World Cup final. I really don't know what de Jong is even trying to do here…he really isn't trying to win the ball. Either he completely misreads and mis-times this play or he's trying to injury Xabi Alonso.


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Nigel De Jong landing a kung-fu kick clean on Xabi Alonso's chest in the 28th minute of the final is unlikely to be forgotten. Xabi Alonso has told FourFourTwo that his entire body was left shaking following Nigel de Jong's "kung fu" challenge into his chest during the 2010 World Cup Final. "All I felt was extreme pain in my chest.


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Xabi Alonso is prepared to get battered and bruised all over again for Spain after the 2010 World Cup final saw Holland's Nigel de Jong 'kung-fu kick' the midfielder in the chest.


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8 1K views 4 years ago BBC Sport looks back on Nigel de Jong's 'karate kick' into Xabi Alonso's chest during the 2010 World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain in South Africa. Show.


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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. De Jong landed a kung-fu style kick on.


Xabi Alonso hits back after Nigel de Jong's 'kungfu kick' in 2010 World Cup final vs Spain

Nigel de Jong (born 30 November 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the technical director of the KNVB, the national Dutch football federation.


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Dutch midfielder Nigel De Jong kicks Xabi Alonso in the ribs during the World Cup Final against Spain. Howard Webb gave De Jong a yellow card but it should h.