Even though both the goalkeepers are rivals in the Spanish La Liga, Valdes did not shy away from accepting the fact that he’d be proud if Casillas wins the Ballon d’Or.
In the recently past season, Real Madrid were able to break Barcelona’s dominance in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011. The Catalan giants won three consecutive Spanish La Liga titles and two UEFA Champions League titles under their coach Josep Guardiola.
However, last season http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 were unable to continue their winning streak as they lost the Spanish La Liga and the Champions League and couldn’t defend their title in Spain and Europe, both.
On an individual basis there are two players who are currently being considered as the best in the world, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 is performing for Madrid, Messi is performing phenomenally for Barcelona.
Both these players have been doing wonders for their respective clubs, but there are football purists around the world believe that this year it will be http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Casillas-c16815 who will win the prestigious individual award.
Casillas has helped the Spanish national team and the Spanish champions, Real Madrid, win their respective titles.
Even though he was not at his best during the UEFA Champions League, he was still able to help Madrid win the Spanish league. Moreover, the Spanish captain has been phenomenal for the Spanish national side, as he has helped them win three international titles
in four years.
Spain first won the title back in 2008, when they won the Euro back then. Later, they were crowned as world champions in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/South-Africa-c757 when the FIFA World Cup 2010 kicked off. Most recently, the Spanish national team has won the Euro again, and they are now
the only side in the history of European football who have managed to accomplish this feat.
All this has happened under the captaincy of Iker Casillas and there are many who believe that he should win the Ballon d’Or this season.
While speaking about Casillas’ chances to win the individual award, Valdes said:
"It's great to be able talk about Iker may be getting the Ballon d'Or. As a goalkeeper, I am proud that we can talk about this.
"At the end of the day, we are part of the sport too and it would be very, very good [if Casillas wins it]."
Valdes is the second choice goalkeeper for the Spanish national team and it’s because Iker Casillas is a first-choice player for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque.
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