Iker Casillas receives medal

Iker Casillas picked up the Community of Madrid award on behalf of all his teammates

The Spanish national team and head coach Vicente del Bosque were presented with the Gold Medal of the Community of Madrid as well as the Gran Cruz del 2 de mayo(2 May Great Cross) on Tuesday in recognition of their remarkable accomplishment in South Africa last season. Iker Casillas picked up the award on the team's behalf.

Community of Madrid President, Esperanza Aguirre was accompanied by VP and Advisor of Culture and Sports, Ignacio Gonzalez and President of the Spanish FA, Angel Maria Villar during the presentation.

"This is a collective award, not an individual one. I thank the president for this recognition. It is an honor and a pleasure to receive it on behalf of all my teammates. We must also thank the Community of Madrid for a wonderful celebration," stated Casillas.

Aguirre concluded by adding, "they deserve these awards because of their winning spirit, their faith in victory and their eagerness to improve every day. It is an honor to present the Great Cross and the Gold Medal. They do justice to your talent and your values, both of which we admire dearly."

Raul back to Spain squad?

After Guiza's low performance at Turkey.He will probably not be chosen for the Spain National squad for the Turkey match.After this Raul is on the list as a one of the choices of Vicente Del Bosque,and Raul spoke about his turning to National team.

"I'm not losing any sleep over it," Raul said, while adding that any decision on a return would be up to coach Del Bosque, his former mentor at Real.
He continued: "If they make the call I'll be delighted. Getting called up is a big privilege - but I'll not lose any sleep over it.
"I am calm about it. The situation has not changed."
Del Bosque - who took over from Luis Aragones - is due to name his next squad to face Turkey later this month and some reports in Spain claim Raul will be included.

HOPE HE WILL BE BACK TO NATIONAL TEAM AGAIN SOON.

Real Madrid Zone