Iker Casillas and Cristiano Ronaldo Praised by Sports Illustrated's World XI

According to the Real Madrid website, Iker Casillas and Cristiano Ronaldo have been selected by Sports Illustrated's World XI.

Iker Casillas was selected on the basis of being the best goalkeeper in the world.

During the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League, Copa Del Rey and Liga Espanola First Division, Casillas participated and started in 54 matches in 5,629 minutes. The total passes by Casillas was 1,027.

The number of complete passes by Casillas was 680 out of 1027 compared with 347 of the incomplete ones. Casillas has 341 steals, 273 turnovers, 40 conceded goals, four penalty kicks conceded, one assist, five fouls drawn and one foul committed.

The only problem with Casillas was one red card and four yellow cards during the season.

Cristiano Ronaldo was selected on the basis of being the best forward during the 2010-2011 season.

Ronaldo was the recipient of the 2011 Golden Boot Award. 

The total number of Ronaldo's activity during the 2010-2011 UEFA Champions League, Copa Del Rey and Liga Espanola First Division was 54 games, 365 shots, 53 goals, 151 crosses, 33 yellow cards (including provoked), 14,467 minutes played, 613 turnovers, 2,335 passes (1,963 of which were complete), 41 fouls committed, 129 fouls drawn, 151 crosses and nine penalty kicks.

The awards by Sports Illustrated show that the Santiago Bernabeu made impressive advances in spite of his second place finish in the 2010-2011 season.