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Champions League soccer: PSG's Lionel Messi ruled out vs. Leipzig

Soccer // 2 years ago

Champions League soccer: PSG's Lionel Messi ruled out vs. Leipzig

Paris Saint-Germain will play without Lionel Messi for its Champions League group stage clash against RB Leipzig due to the forward's left hamstring injury, the French Ligue 1 soccer team announced Tuesday.

Longtime Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas has heart attack while training with Porto

Sports News // 4 years ago

Longtime Real Madrid keeper Iker Casillas has heart attack while training with Porto

Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas had a heart attack while training with his club, Porto, on Wednesday and was rushed to a Portuguese hospital.

Champions League: Liverpool beats Porto, Tottenham edges Manchester City

Soccer // 5 years ago

Champions League: Liverpool beats Porto, Tottenham edges Manchester City

Liverpool defeated FC Porto 2-0 and Tottenham pulled out a 1-0 victory over Manchester City as the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quaterfinals began.

Soccer // 7 years ago

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo make top 5 on list of 'most travelled footballers'

Many fans think of the on-field odometer when it comes to the mileage put on the legs of sensational soccer stars.

Iker Casillas: Spain's goalie won't retire until Italian keeper does

Soccer // 7 years ago

Iker Casillas: Spain's goalie won't retire until Italian keeper does

Two world-class goalkeepers could play into their 40's.

Sports News // 9 years ago

Netherlands defend 2010 final, destroying Spain

The Netherlands avenged its loss to Spain in the 2010 World Cup final in grand fashion, laying a 5-1 thumping on the reigning champions at the Arena Fonte Nova on Friday to open up Group B play with maximum points.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

UEFA: Spain 0, Portugal 0 (4-2 PK)

Cesc Fabregas bounced the clinching penalty kick off the left post Wednesday, giving Spain a semifinal victory over Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Reports: Real Madrid coach to quit in June

Jose Mourinho, coach of the Real Madrid soccer team, is expected to resign in June, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported Monday, quoting Spanish news outlets.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Spain ousts Italy in Euro 2008 soccer

Spain made four of five penalty kicks and advanced to the Euro 2008 soccer semifinals Sunday with a 4-2 victory over Italy in Vienna.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

WORLD CUP: France 3, Spain 1

Patrick Vieira and Zinedine Zidane each scored a goal and set up another Tuesday, lifting France to a 3-1 World Cup elimination victory over Spain.

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Iker Casillas Fernández Spanish pronunciation: ; (born 20 May 1981 in Móstoles, Madrid) is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain for the Spanish national team. He is currently first-choice goalkeeper for both club and country and serves as a vice captain for his club. As captain of the national side, he led a young Spanish team to their first European Championship in 44 years, his first senior international honour.

Since bursting onto the scene as a teenager, Casillas has been recognised as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe, illustrated by the many awards he has received. He was ranked 4th in the 2008 European Footballer of the Year voting, and also the highest ranked goalkeeper in 2009. At the end of 2009 he was voted into the UEFA Team of the Year for the third consecutive time.

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