Iker Casillas

Spain captain Iker Casillas is relishing the prospect of possibly locking horns with either Brazil or Portugal in the last 16 of the World Cup. Read Full Story

Iker Casillas turns down an massive offer to join Manchester City Photo credit: AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano via Yahoo!News Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has revealed through his agent that Manchester City were ready to pay him up to €13 million a year - which would make him the highest paid footballer in the world. His agent, Luis Garcia Abad, has disclosed to radio station Cadena SER that the Abu Dhabi Investment Group which owns City were prepared to pay out Casillas’ buy-out clause worth €120 million while offering the player a €12 million net per season contract, reportedly double what he is currently ... Read Full Story

Iker Casillas insists he is happy at Real Madrid Photo credit: AFP via BBC Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has refused to comment on his link-up with Manchester City, insisting that he is very happy in the Spanish capital. City, backed by the Abu Dhabi United Group , had reportedly ready to pay the massive €150 million buy-out clause in Casillas' contract and would offer him a €12 million net per season contract. However, the Spain international refused to consider a move away from the Bernabeu. The 27-year-old said on Real's official website, www.realmadrid.com : "I don't want to talk about it because I'm ... Read Full Story

Soccer Extreme : Okay, that’s not really fair. She’s not just “some chick”. She’s obviously “some chick that Iker Casillas is happy to be publically photographed holding hands with and kissing.” Our twitchy jealous fingers are taking control of the keyboard. Her name is Ana Isabel (which, by the by, is actually Kickette-short for Ana Isabel Medinabeitia Domínguez), she works as a marketing director for a bank and apparently she’s been on the scene since the summer. Last week, Spanish tabs spotted Iker dining with Ana in Madrid’s city center. As you can see by the above photo, they strolled hand-in-hand to the car ... Read Full Story

The IFFHS - International Football Federation of History & Statistics - which is under the umbrella of FIFA named REAL MADRID & Spanish International Goalkeeper IKER CASILLAS the Best in The World for 2008. News comes to us from all the local papers today that the IFFHS has just released its "All Time" Historical Statistics for Goalkeepers & cites Casillas as the 3ºrd Best . The Historical Best is Italian International & Juventus Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon with Peter Schmeichel behind in 2ºplace. Here is the full list: 1. Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) 78 pts. 2. Peter Schmeichel (DEN) 69. 3. Iker Casillas (SP) 63. 4. ... Read Full Story