In a now deleted post on his official Twitter account, Casillas wrote on Sunday: “I hope I’ll be respected: I’m gay.”
In response, former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol replied: “The time has come to tell our story, Iker.” Casillas, who has two children with his former wife, deleted the post shortly after it was sent and later apologized. The original tweet came amid gossip within Spanish media which has linked Casillas to multiple women since his divorce. “Hacked account. Luckily everything in order. Apologies to all my followers. And of course, more apologies to the LGBT community,” he wrote.
It’s a difficult journey that any LGBTQ+ ppl have to go through,” Cavallo wrote on Twitter, before Casillas claimed he was hacked. “To see my role models and legends of the game make fun out of coming out and my community is beyond disrespectful.” Atalanta midfielder Marten de Roon also said the incident highlighted the work that needs to be done to make soccer more welcoming, after the initial posts attracted multiple homophobic comments. “Yes, we’re on top of the league .
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