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Casillas: There is no guarantee Spain will make World Cup

The Roja's No. 1 expressed a certain confidence about the world champions' chances of defending their title in Brazil but concedes he finds it strange that they have to qualify Spain's  goalkeeper  Iker Casillas  has raised concern over the possibillity of his side not featuring in World Cup 2014.  As it stands, current rules now mean the reigning world champions have to go through qualification which previously was not the case. This could mean if Spain fail to qualify from Group I, then, they will miss out on Brazil something which Casillas admits is peculiar. "Obviously it is strange and unusual that the world champions do not have an automatic ticket for Brazil," he told  AS . "It could happen that we do not reach the World Cup and it would be strange if the champions were not there to defend their title, but we are just thinking about what we are doing." The affectionately named  San Iker  then turned his attention to their upc...

Messi: There's no Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry

The Argentine international says the duel with his Real Madrid counterpart is made up by the media, though he hopes a team-mate wins the Ballon d'Or Lionel Messi  has played down the idea that he has a big personal rivalry with  Real Madrid  star  Cristiano Ronaldo . The 25-year-old Argentine striker has been speaking to the media ahead of Argentina playing Germany in a friendly on Wednesday evening in Frankfurt. And when asked about his nomination for the Ballon d'Or and his relationship with the Madrid attacker he dismissed speculation that there is any animosity between the pair. "With Cristiano [Ronaldo] there's no problem. It all comes from the media. I've never competed with Cristiano or fought against him," the 2011 winner told  Ole . "There is no kind of anger between us, only respect, but I would love for Iniesta or Xavi, who have for many years attained many important achievements such as the World Cup and European Championship,...

Messi: There's no Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry

The Argentine international says the duel with his Real Madrid counterpart is made up by the media, though he hopes a team-mate wins the Ballon d'Or Lionel Messi  has played down the idea that he has a big personal rivalry with  Real Madrid  star  Cristiano Ronaldo . The 25-year-old Argentine striker has been speaking to the media ahead of Argentina playing Germany in a friendly on Wednesday evening in Frankfurt. And when asked about his nomination for the Ballon d'Or and his relationship with the Madrid attacker he dismissed speculation that there is any animosity between the pair. "With Cristiano [Ronaldo] there's no problem. It all comes from the media. I've never competed with Cristiano or fought against him," the 2011 winner told  Ole . "There is no kind of anger between us, only respect, but I would love for Iniesta or Xavi, who have for many years attained many important achievements such as the World Cup and European Championship,...

Casillas breaks international wins record with Spain's victory over South Korea

The iconic captain is celebrating yet another milestone in his career after becoming the player with the highest number of international triumphs watch euro 2012 live online Real Madrid  goalkeeper  Iker Casillas  has set a new record in international football following  Spain 's 4-1 victory over  South Korea  in a friendly match. In what was his 130th appearance for Spain, Casillas won his 95th match for the national team, breaking the record for the highest number of international victories that had been set by France's Lilian Thuram and matched by Egypt's Ahmed Hassan. The 31-year-old custodian was introduced in the second half and did not concede a goal, while watching Alvaro Negredo score La Roja's fourth goal of the night. Casillas, who also recorded his 74th clean sheet with the national side, has also become the fourth-highest-capped goalkeeper in football, behind Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Al-Deayea (178), Italy's Thomas Ravelli (1...

Casillas: Real Madrid could lose La Liga

The experienced shot-stopper thinks that his side's success in the league is not guaranteed, while saying Mourinho's men deserved a better result against Valencia Real Madrid  captain  Iker Casillas  has admitted that his side may end up not winning La Liga. Sunday's goalless draw against Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu has left Madrid four points above Barcelona, less than a month after they were 10 points clear at the summit. "I believe Madrid could lose La Liga, because Barcelona are also fighting and we have not won anything," Casillas told reporters after the stalemate versus Los Che. "We have never said that we had won it [already]. "Our rivals also have a lot to play for and we cannot solely live off being eight or 10 points ahead." The 30-year-old goalkeeper then conceded that Madrid deserved a better result against Valencia and noted that he did not expect to see his side held to a draw. ...