Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas has apologized after causing a stir on social media with ‘gay’ tweet. “I’m gay” while confirming that his account was hacked.
The ex-Madrid net-minder deleted the tweet before confirming his account was hacked in an apologetic post to his followers. »Hacked account. Luckily everything is in order, » said Casillas. »Apologies to all my followers. And of course, more apologies to the LGBT community. »
Former Spain and Barcelona defender Carles Puyol also apologized after responding to the tweet. « I have made a mistake. Sorry for a clumsy joke which had no bad intention and was totally out of place, » he wrote in a post on Twitter. « I understand that I may have hurt someone’s feelings. All my respect and support for the LGBTQ+ community. »
Reports in Spain claimed that Casillas was responding to speculation suggesting that he is dating Alejandra Onieva, having recently been linked with Melyssa Pinto, Rocio Osorno, and Gerard Pique’s ex-wife, Shakira. Casillas’ love life has dominated gossip columns since the breakdown of his marriage to Sara Carbonero.
World Cup winner Casillas retired from football in August 2020 on the back of suffering a heart attack during his time at Porto and was appointed the deputy to the Real Madrid Foundation CEO later that year.
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