Legendary Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas said his Twitter account was hacked after appearing gay earlier.
The 41-year-old wrote on Sunday: “I hope you respect me: I’m gay. #Good Sunday”.
Known as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Casillas was part of the Spanish squad that won three consecutive major tournaments at the 2008 European Championships, 2010 World Cups, and 2012 European Championships, making 167 appearances for the national team.
Carles Puyol, the former Barcelona captain who played alongside Casillas in the first of those two triumphs, tweeted in response: “Time to tell our story, Iker.”
However, both Casillas’ initial message and Puyol’s response were later taken down, with reports then emerging in Spain that it may have not been a serious tweet from the former goalkeeper
