The father of Xavi has revealed that Spain captain Iker Casillas got into trouble with Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho because of his friendship with the Barcelona midfielder.

Although Casillas and Xavi managed to put any conflicts aside off the field to contribute to Spain's success, Mourinho was unhappy that his skipper remained friends with a rival player.

"Iker got into a lot of trouble with Mourinho over his friendship with Xavi. These problems became public last season and everybody knows about it. Xavi and Iker never had any intention to end their friendship," the Barcelona star's