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Casillas is the King

27000_firmas_guiar_iker_balon1What we already knew was confirmed by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) that Iker Casillas is the best goalkeeper in the world. Selected editorial staffs and experts from 85 countries from all over the world voted Casillas as the number one with 249 points ahead of 2nd place Gianluigi Buffon with 170 points (clearly a wide margin). After winning two leagues single handedly with Real Madrid and then conquering Europe as the Spanish Captian there was no one better than Saint Casillas. However, I do not need of the IFFHS to tell me that Iker is the best in his postion, for it was something I knew all along. The native son will always be number one in our hearts.

*Here is the IFFHS top 10:

1. Iker Casillas (Real Madrid/Spain) 249 pts.
2. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus/Italy) 170.
3. Edwin van der Sar (Manchester United/Holand) 143.
4. Petr Cech (Chelsea/Chech Republic) 108.
5. Igor Akinfeev (CSKA Moscú/Russia) 23.
6. José Francisco Cevallos (LDU de Quito/Ecuador) 21.
7. Julio César (Inter  Milán/Brazil) 18.
8. José Manuel Reina (Liverpool/Spain) 15.
9. Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart/Germany) 13.
10. Justo Villar (Valladolid Deportivo/Paraguay) 12

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