Casillas gets call after Canizares accident

Real Madrid's Iker Casillas is set to take over as Spain's first-choice keeper after a freak accident ruled Santiago Canizares out of the World Cup.

Real Madrid's Iker Casillas is set to take over as Spain's first-choice keeper after a freak accident ruled Santiago Canizares out of the World Cup.

Canizares ruptured a tendon by dropping a bottle of scented water on his right foot in the Spanish team's hotel in Jerez.

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