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IKER CASILLAS SIGNS NEW CONTRACT, SAYS HE WANTS TO RETIRE AT THE CLUB

Iker Casillas has signed a new two year contract with FC Porto and has voiced his hope of retiring at the club. The goal keeper will be 40 years of age at the end of his contract.

The Spain great is in his fourth season at Estadio do Dragao, where he has won the Primeira Liga and Portuguese Super Cup since his arrival from Real Madrid in July 2015.

The 37-year-old picked out the 1-0 victory over Benfica at Estadio da Luz in April 2018 as his most memorable moment in a Porto shirt as he thanked the club for exceeding the expectations he had for the latter part of his playing days.

Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa described Casillas as “a world football figure” and said the 2010 World Cup winner continues the club’s tradition of goalkeeping excellence.

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