Euro-Iker's shootout heroics give all of Spain belief (Reuters)
Published 6/23/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Goalkeeper Iker Casillas was
lauded by the Spanish media on Monday after two saves in the
penalty shootout against Italy put Spain into the semi-finals of
Euro 2008.
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