World Cup: Spain's Prime Minister promises to release bulls into streets if team wins ... or loses

Madrid, Spain--Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero stood before a throng of Spanish soccer supporters on Saturday morning in famous Plaza Mayor and sarcastically pleaded with the crowds to celebrate responsibly should the country capture the coveted golden trophy on Sunday night.

"Hey, Coors Light wants me to remind you guys to drink responsibly," said a smiling Zapatero, wearing a David Villa jersey, to the estimated 25,000 backers, who all laughed at the idea of thinking before drinking. "Yeah, Spain's had a designated driver since June 11."

From the coast of the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay, this soccer-mad country has come to a halt since the national team beat Germany on Wednesday to advance to their first-ever World Cup Final--a fact difficult to fathom given the rich football tradition in this Iberian peninsula nation.

"This has been a wonderful time for Spain," said Prime Minister Zapatero. "We are one win away from complete pandemonium. I mean, crazy, serious pandemonium. I mean scary pandemonium."

Plazas all over the country from Alicante to A Coruna have turned into massive viewing areas for each game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. These plazas and connecting, often winding streets could become even more rowdy--if that is even possible--in the next few days.

The Spanish leader explained: "I had this idea the other night. It's kind of crazy, but hear me out. What if we round up thousands of sharp-horned, massive bulls and, stay with me, released them into the streets of Spain's cities and towns. People would have to dodge them and run from them and it could be a really great time or a really terrible time. I don't know if it's ever been done, but let's give it a try. It sounds fun. It could become a tradition or something. I promise to let bulls run wild through the streets whether we win or lose on Sunday."

Spain is widely known for bull fighting, but has never let these same red-seeking bulls run haphazardly through the streets of any of the nation's picturesque towns.

"Letting bulls run through the streets unsupervised could have deadly repercussions," said Juan Hernandez, one of Spain's most well-known bull fighters who retired in 1999. "It's never been done before. It's an idea that is a little bit ludicrous."