Casillas vs Netherlands – Between the Sticks

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 Mouhamad Rachini Articles, The Glove Bag

The Glove Bag: Why Kepa cost so much, Iker’s goodbye & new penalty encroachment rules.

Welcome to this week’s edition of The Glove Bag! This weekly mailbag looks at some intriguing goalkeeper topics from the past week (Monday to Sunday). This edition covers some topics that happened between Monday, August 3 to Sunday, August 9.

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Mouhamad Rachini Articles, Heroes, La Liga, The Iker Casillas Story

The Iker Casillas story: Chapter Five

"That's enough, for fuck's sake!" Iker Casillas was livid. The Real Madrid goalkeeper raised his right arm disapprovingly, his mouth clenched and his eyes fixated on the ground beneath him. Unable to contain himself, Casillas... [READ MORE]

September 18, 2019October 13, 2019 Mouhamad Rachini Articles, Heroes, International Football, The Iker Casillas Story

The Iker Casillas story: Chapter Two

If you're a young football fan, you'd be forgiven for thinking of Spain as a perennial football powerhouse. After all, the past 11 years has seen La Roja reach a Confederations Cup final... [READ MORE]

September 15, 2019April 27, 2020 Mouhamad Rachini Articles, Heroes, International Football, La Liga, The Iker Casillas Story, UEFA Champions League/Europa League

The Iker Casillas story: All Chapters

This is the homepage for my six-part series on the career of Iker Casillas, as told by rival fans. Chapters will be revealed every three days, with Chapter One coming out on September 15 and Chapter Six coming out on September 30. You can access all six chapters here.