Iker Casillas eyeing Spanish football presidency: Report

13 February,2020 05:00 AM IST |   | 


Iker Casillas eyeing Spanish football presidency: Report Madrid: Former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas plans to run for the presidency of the Spanish Football Federation ( RFEF), Spanish media reported on Wednesday.

Casillas told the national sports council ( CSD) of his intention to run in the upcoming RFEF elections, reported the Cadena Ser radio station on Wednesday.

According to this media, Casillas u201c has made the decision to runu201d for the elections and has informed Irene Lozano, who as secretary of state for sport is president of the CSD.. The date of the election has not been decided. The AS newspaper, citing CSD sources, Casillas met Lozano and expressed an interest in running.

Casillas, 38, played 167 times for Spain, winning two Euros and one World Cup, and more than 700 games for Real Madrid, with whom he won the Champions League three times.

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