Iker Casillas and the pools coupon

[Cheeky Monkey]

Absolutely incredible. Mentioned last night, and from the BBC website:

At the age of “seven or eight”, Casillas once forgot to post his father’s football pools coupon on the very weekend his dad had correctly predicted all 14 results. The family lost out on an estimated £1m.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Im sure he has paid them back now!

 

[Tim Over Whelmed]

I heard that, f**k me I wouldn't still be here if I'd done that, my old man would have dangled me off the pier until this fish ate me!

 

[essbee]

There are more important things in life than money - for example - one's health. I hope his Dad was philosophical about it. It probably also spurred the bloke on to success.

 

[Don Quixote]

He has a lot more money that one million now!

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Indeed. He has now won just about everything. Still not 30 and has something like 111 caps!!!

Something for English players to aspire to!

 

[Hercules Rockerfeller]

Indeed. He has now won just about everything. Still not 30 and has something like 111 caps!!!

Something for English players to aspire to!

Ah yes, but you can't put a price on those caps, or the medals he has won, whereas English players only have enough intelligience to measure things by their cash value, so can't see the point in havinfg them.

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

His Dad shouldn't have trusted a child to post it for him, lazy git.

 

[withdeanwombat]

His Dad shouldn't have trusted a child to post it for him, lazy git.

Ah! So soon,the correct answer.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Ah yes, but you can't put a price on those caps, or the medals he has won, whereas English players only have enough intelligience to measure things by their cash value, so can't see the point in havinfg them.

This is true. So in years to come people wont talk about world cup winning captains or hatfuls of medals but how much bling they have.

 

[Brighton Breezy]

Lesson here is don't leave a seven year old to post your pools coupon.

His old man sounds one LAZY fella...

 

[The Large One]

Indeed. He has now won just about everything. Still not 30 and has something like 111 caps!!!

Something for English players to aspire to!

What, winning 111 Spanish caps?

 

[Icy Gull]

What, winning 111 Spanish caps?

On their recent showings most would have better suited a Dutch cap

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Or a McDonald's cap?

 

[Mendoza]

Is there anything he hasnt won?

Real Madrid
La Liga - done
Copa del Rey - done
Champions League - done
UEFA Cup - ?
European Super Cup - ?
World Club Championships - ?

Spain
European Championships - done
World Cup - done
Confederations Cup - ?

 

[mcshane in the 79th]

Is there anything he hasnt won?

Real Madrid
La Liga - done
Copa del Rey - done
Champions League - done
UEFA Cup - ?
European Super Cup - ?
World Club Championships - ?

Spain
European Championships - done
World Cup - done
Confederations Cup - ?

The JPT

 

[Brighton Breezy]

The JPT

The pools...

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

What, winning 111 Spanish caps?

Oh my sides!

For their country.

 

[Superphil]

The pools...

Tea spitting moment

 

[Tyrone Biggums]

It's obviously the incident that lead to him becoming a top keeper.

He would have spent a lot of time diving left and right to avoid thrown cups and plates.