The Real lucky charm

You know you’ve arrived when they name a street after you.

Iker Casillas, Real Madrid and Spain’s captain, had the honour conferred on him in January. And he’s only 30 years of age, which is a point somewhere in the middle years for a goalkeeper.

Avenida Iker Casillas is a street that runs through his hometown, Mostoles, which is one of the satellite cities that have been absorbed into greater Madrid. Its place in Spanish history was assured in 1808 when one of its mayors declared war on France, at a time when Mostoles was only a small village.