Real Madrid: Campiones

Spanish team Real Madrid clinched the La Liga title by beating Bilbao 3-0 with three games remaining. The title is Real's 32nd, and its first in four years. Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain and Mezut Ozil scored to wrest the championship from their bitter rivals Barcelona, which won the championship in the last three years.

Barcelona was trailing Madrid at the start of the match versus Bilbao, having won 4-1 over Malaga prior, with the help of a hat trick by Lionel Messi. A win in Bilbao means that Real will have a lead of 7 points on the table, guaranteeing the championship.

Here's the team celebrating the win in the locker room:

Iker Casillas

Iker Casillas is a Spanish footballer. He plays as captain to Real Madrid in La Liga, and to the Spanish national team. He was named the best goalkeeper in 2010 World Cup, where he led Spain to championship. Casillas started his soccer career in Real Madrid youth system in 1990. He first debut in the senior side in 1998.

Born: May 20, 1981 in Madrid, Spain
Height: 6"0'
Weight: 84 kg


Notable Achievements:

• youngest goalkeeper to play in a Champions League final, at 19, vs. Valencia in 2000 
• won the IFFHS Best Goalkeeper award four times 
• captained Spain to 2010 World Cup, awarded the Golden Glove 
• appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme Millenium Development Goals