Iker Casillas: Iker Casillas, the former Real Madrid captain and goalkeeper came out as homosexual through a tweet on Sunday afternoon. However, after the reveal, Casillas deleted the tweet. The former captain of the Spanish team apologized through another tweet to the fans saying his account was hacked. Follow Football LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
Iker Casillas: Former REAL MADRID captain COMES out Gay, DELETES Tweet Claiming Account was HACKED – Check Out
Espero que me respeten: soy gay. #felizdomingo
— Iker Casillas (@IkerCasillas) October 9, 2022
In the tweet that the Spaniard said “ I hope you respect me : I am gay “. The 41-year-old goalie, who took his retirement in 2020 due to cardiac complications was married to Sara Carbonero, a Spanish sports journalist, for five years. The couple has two kids together. They separated last year. According to AS, the post about his sexuality was ironic. It was done in order to divert any dating rumors.
Iker Casillas: Former REAL MADRID captain COMES out Gay, DELETES Tweet Claiming Account was HACKED – Check Out
However, after taking the particular post down, Casillas again took the social media platform to clear out the confusion. He said “hacked account. Luckily everything in order. Apologies to all my followers. And ofcourse, more to the LGBT community.”
Cuenta hackeada. Por suerte todo en orden. Disculpas a todos mis followers. Y por supuesto, más disculpas a la comunidad LGTB. 🙏
— Iker Casillas (@IkerCasillas) October 9, 2022
Iker Casillas: Former REAL MADRID captain COMES out Gay, DELETES Tweet Claiming Account was HACKED – Check Out
Ex-Barcelona captain Puyol retweeted, “Its time to tell our story, Iker”. This ignited rumors about the two ex-captains being in a loving relationship. Though Casillas has officially said his account was hacked, Puyol is still to clarify the significance of his tweet. Puyol and Casillas have been teammates in the Spanish international team throughout the early and mid-2000s. They have played with and against each other numerous times.
A certain section of fans was outraged due to this error. Some accused the former captain of Spain to be inconsiderate. The number of openly Gay male footballers is already minuscule, tweets like these may discourage the closeted players even further. However, after the clarification from Casillas, it is expected that the fans would understand the situation.
Iker Casillas: Former REAL MADRID captain COMES out Gay, DELETES Tweet Claiming Account was HACKED – Check Out
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