“Iker Casillas Fernández … (born 20 May 1981 in Móstoles, Madrid) is a Spanish football goalkeeper who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Spanish national team.” Wikipedia, Iker Casillas, YouTube, (1)

Salvation and damnation (ESPN)
“Antonio smiles and nods: ‘Yes, fortunately Betis play on Sunday. I wouldn’t be able to watch the match if they played today, I wouldn’t miss this for anything’. It’s the night of Holy Saturday in Sevilla, and Antonio speaks as he gets dressed to take part in a procession, one of hundreds celebrated all over Spain during Easter. It’s one of the rare occasions in which Spaniards actually practice their stated Catholicism, and probably the one preferred by most.”

The first cut is the deepest (ESPN – John Brewin)
“‘Manchester United never lose, they just run out of time,’ was a quote once attributed to that great sage Steve McClaren. The erstwhile former England manager and sometime Dutchman was speaking as United closed in on the treble of 1999.”

Van Bronckhorst: My Final dream (FIFA)
“Alongside Spain and England, the Netherlands are currently the most successful team in European qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. With five wins out of five, 12 goals scored and just one conceded, the men in orange have utterly dominated their Group 9 opponents so far.”

From many, one Team USA (FIFA)
“Soccer, as it is known in America, was long the domain of the country’s ethnic patchwork of immigrant populations. With competition from more steadfastly ‘American’ sports like gridiron and baseball, soccer was, and remains, a way for immigrants to maintain ties to their ancestral homes.”