Casillas, Xavi, win top Spanish award

Childhood friends now playing for arch foes, Real Madrid's Iker Casillas and Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez won a top Spanish award Wednesday for rising above team rivalry.
Casillas, 31-year-old goalkeeper for Real Madrid and Spain, and Xavi, the 32-year-old Barcelona midfielder, were awarded the prestigious Prince of Asturias 2012 prize for sports.
The jury, meeting in Oviedo, northern Spain, said the pair "symbolise the values of friendship and comradeship beyond the great rivalry of their respective teams."

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