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General News of Tuesday, 18 February 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Iker Casillas announces his retirement from football

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Real Madrid and Spain legend, Iker Cassilass has made the announcement that he is retiring from football.

Casillas enjoyed trophy-filled 19 years campaign at the Santiago Bernabeu representing Real Madrid from the youth level all the way to the first team.

The decision was made public nearly a day after he announced his candidacy for President of the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

Porto's president, Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa has also confirmed the news by saying, "before announcing his candidacy, Iker Casillas came to see me to inform me of his decision to end his career."

Iker, who only spent four years in Portugal, suffered a heart attack in May of last year.

The Spaniard won an astounding 24 trophies for both club and country, including the World Cup in South Africa in 2010.

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