At the beginning of August, Iker Casillas announced his retirement. Today, at the end of it, he has uploaded two images to his Instagram profile for the most nostalgic. On the left, he, barely 9 years old, throwing himself for a ball that he dreamed of stopping when he was older with the Real Madrid or the national team shirt. It was in 1990, year that, as it says in the 'post', recalls the World Cup in Italy that Germany won against Argentina under Diego Armando Maradona. Or the Champions League of Milan, the fourth of the 'rossoneri' in its history.
And later, On the right, the same Casillas, with the same pose, but with his 39 years. A difference of 30, in which, instead, he has achieved all those goals that, all those years ago, he dreamed of achieving. A track record full of titles, both with his soul team, Real Madrid, and with his country, Spain, in addition to his last experience in Porto. Seven leagues (five Spanish and two Portuguese), three Champions League, two Intercontinental, four Cups (two from the King and two other Portuguese), two European Super Cups, five Super Cups (four from Spain and one from Portugal), one World Cup, one World Cup, two European Cups, a European Under-16 and a World Under-20.
“30 years of difference between one photo and another. Being young you have dreams. You want to achieve those illusions that you see reflected in other athletes. Without haste, without anxiety. That summer of 1990 I remember that Germany that won the World Cup from Italy. Penalty in the last minutes. Maradona and the other Argentines almost ate the referee. That Milan that conquered the Champions League. They were all dreams … Being big it seems that everything happened quickly. You go to bed one day and when you wake up … Bluuuf !! Everything happened !! Good things happened !! Very good I would say !! I hope you like the photo. I took it the other day in my town. It seemed like yesterday when I hit my first stretch. It rained a lot . Thank you Andrés Entero !! “.
Now, with his gloves hanging, and his successful stint as a player finished, It will be necessary to see if another of the dreams that Casillas has yet to fulfill is from a bench. Who knows if in a few years he will share two images again, this time with him as a coach at Real Madrid or with the Spanish team.