Spain legend Iker Casillas confirms account was hacked after tweet on being gay went viral
Iker Casillas’ former Spain teammate and Barcelona legend Carles Puyol was among the people who showered the comment section with messages of love and support.
FIFA World Cup winner with Spain and Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas took social media by storm on Sunday as he announced on his official Twitter handle that he is as gay. “I hope you respect me: I’m gay,” Casillas wrote on the micro-blogging platform. However, the tweet was deleted later. Casillas then confirmed that his Twitter account was hacked and apologised to the LGBT community for the tweet.
Casillas’ account hacked, tweets on being gay
Casillas’ former teammate and Barcelona legend Carles Puyol was among the people who responded to it.
Casillas was married to sports journalist Sara Carbonero before the couple announced separation in 2021. They have two children together, who were born in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
A look at Casillas’ illustrious football career
Casillas made his senior team debut for Real Madrid in 1999 after playing for the side’s youth team for eight years. Casillas represented the Spanish giants in 510 games and also won several championships with the team. The 41-year-old won all major club titles with Madrid, including five La Liga titles, four Supercopa titles, two Copa del Rey titles, and three UEFA Champions Leagues. He also won two UEFA Super Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and the FIFA Club World Cup in Madrid’s jersey.
Casillas also played for Spain from 2000 to 2016. He appeared in 167 matches for Spain across various multi-nation tournaments. With Spain, Casillas won the UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, where he kept a joint-record five clean sheets. Casillas announced retirement from the sport in August 2020 after suffering a heart attack.
