Casillas puts aside conflict: Vote for Mourinho instead of Del Bosque

Before the Gala awards ceremony took place, there were rumors that the reason Jose Mourinho did not attend was because of a conflict with Casillas.

Casillas gave Mourinho the highest score - Photo Marca

It all started when Casillas was unexpectedly benched by Jose Mourinho in a 2-3 loss to Malaga in late 2012. Before the recent match against Sociedad, Casillas was voted the world's number one goalkeeper for the fifth consecutive time by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

However, Mourinho still ignored that obvious fact and let Adan - a goalkeeper lacking both experience and form - replace him and the result was that the "replacement" Casillas had a disappointing performance.

Rumors of a rift between Mourinho and Casillas continue to grow at an increasingly high level. However, at the Golden Ball Gala last night, the captain of the Spanish national team made a commendable move, voting for Jose Mourinho to be the best coach, while his national team coach was only second and third was former Chelsea coach Di Matteo.

Meanwhile, Lionel Messi, as captain of the Argentina national team, voted for Pep Guardiola as the number one, followed by Vicente del Bosque as the second and Jose Mourinho as the third.

According to Thethaovanhoa - DT