We've all been there — bored to tears at school, clock-watching, thinking you might actually nod off. And then Real Madrid hammer on the classroom door and pull you out of the lesson so you can fly to Norway and sit on the bench in a Champions League group game against Rosenborg. Iker Casillas was 16 years old when he was taken out of a technical drawing class to join up with the Real squad in 1997. Against Liverpool he will become the man who has played more games in the competition — 144 —than any other. He has won it three times in a 15-year first-team career and he has news for anyone who might think his time at the top is almost up.
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Iker Casillas says he could play for Real Madrid until he's 40-years-old
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The Real Madrid legend has spent 15 years with the club's first team
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Casillas has seen his reputation damaged in recent years
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He was accused of being the dressing room mole two years ago
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Casillas said he wants to swap shirts with Mario Balotelli on Tuesday
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