La Roja captain is admired world over for his honourable character, thanks to his on and off field charitable work.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Charity-c38784 work.
The Real Madrid youth academy graduate was present at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas, where he took part in a clinic for 100 children. The project is designed to reach the marginalized areas of communities and get them involved in the beautiful
sport.
Casillas charitable work does not stop here as he is set to leave for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/United-States-c3034. The Spain captain will be attending an event organized at the Olympic stadium at the Central University of Venezuela, where
250 young people are on sporting scholarships from BBVA.
It is not the first time Casillas has cut short his holidays to get involved in charity. Dating back to 2007, the best goalkeeper in the world travelled to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sierra-Leone-c3004 to establish a school of the Real Madrid Foundation and living with the impoverished.
Fast forward one year in the summer of 2008, a meagre 72 hours after being proclaimed champion of Europe in Vienna, Casillas travelled to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Peru-c2981 with the NGO Plan International. He was seen in a practice game and later declared that it was one of the biggest
and important game of his life.
The following year, the esteemed captain went to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mali-c2951 with the same NGO, visiting a children's centre and was seen getting involved first hand with the child nutrition projects.
Last summer saw Casillas travelling across three continents and working with various organizations on his visit to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/China-c8926.
The Real Madrid and Spain captain is in contention for the prestigious Ballon d’Or award after his scintillating performances for club and country.
As a goalkeeper he has to make way with little time on the ball but it has been his actions off the field that should be lauded.
Casillas has shown that to be the best in their profession is not at odds with humility, and participation in events that have a lasting impact on the lives of people. He surely is an icon for several generations, not just football fans in general or Real
Madrid in particular, but lovers of the sport and fair play.
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