A Real daddy to match Messi: Iker's Casillas' girlfriend pregnant

As Premier League footballers, Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Gerard Pique have one of the most enviable jobs in the world, not just playing football, but playing for Barcelona, that is.
 
But they also love playing a different role altogether - playing dad.
 
Joining the league is Spain national team goalkeeper and Barca's bitter rival, Real Madrid stopper, Iker Casillas.

Iker Casillas and Sara Carbonero is sighted at Miami International Airport on July 10, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (GETTY)

According to reports out of Spain, the Real Madrid captain Iker Casillas is about to become a father, with long-time girlfriend and TV presenter Sara Carbonero expecting a child in December or early 2014.

The news broke yesterday via Spanish outlet ‘El Mundo’, the couple having told friends and family last Wednesday.

With Casillas recently in Brazil with the Spanish national team for the Confederations Cup, the pair had kept the pregnancy to themselves until news could be spread among their closest friends.

Sara Carbonero and Iker Casillas leave 'Partido X La Ilusion' by Iker Casillas Foundation at Palacio de los Deportes on December 23, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (GETTY)
 
With that news delivered, however, the couple has confirmed that Cabonero is 13 weeks along:

“We’re very happy”, they told ‘El Mundo’ minutes prior to departing for their ‘secret’ holiday spot. Casillas couldn’t hide his happiness: “I’m going to have a baby from La Mancha”, the ‘Los Blancos’ keeper said …

This will be the first child for the couple of four years, one that’s sure to be the focus of excessive tabloid fodder given the fame of his or her parents.

Sara Carbonero and Iker Casillas during the final match of the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open Tennis on May 8, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. (GETTY)

Not only is Casillas one of the most famous athletes in Spain, but Carbonero is one of the nation’s best known television presenters and journalists, her coverage of World Cup 2010 receiving extra attention because of her relationship with Casillas.

Casillas, 32, is coming off his most difficult year as a professional, one capped by a disappointing performance at last month’s Confederations Cup; however, going into a season in which he’ll resume the number one’s job at the Santiago Bernabéu, Casillas now has something more important to look forward to in the coming season.

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