This is an archive article published on October 9, 2022

Iker Casillas claims account hacked after “I’m gay” tweet

Iker Casillas took to Twitter and wrote: "I hope you respect me: I'm gay." He has since deleted the tweet.

2 min readUpdated: Oct 10, 2022 12:00 AM IST

Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas kisses the World Cup trophy as team mate Carles Puyol (R) celebrates after their final match victory over Netherlands at the 2010 World Cup at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg. (Reuters)

Real Madrid and Spain legend Iker Casillas has claimed that his Twitter account was hacked after he announced in a tweet that he is gay. In a tweet, on Sunday the former goalkeeper said: “I hope you respect me: I’m gay.” However, widespread reactions on social media, Casillas deleted the tweet.

Casillas on Twitter.

Casillas then issued a clarification and apologised to the LGBT community saying: “Hacked account. Luckily everything in order. Apologies to all my followers. And of course, more apologies 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

Casillas was married to sports journalist Sara Carbonero before their separation in March 2021, and has two children.

Incidentally, moments after his announcement, the 41-year-old received a wave of support online, including from Barcelona icon and his former Spain teammate Carles Puyol, who responded by saying, “The time has come to tell our story, Iker”.

Es el momento de contar lo nuestro, Iker ❤️😘

— Carles Puyol (@Carles5puyol) October 9, 2022

Casillas and Puyol were both among the Spanish team that won the 2010 World Cup and two Euro titles in 2008 and 2012.

Meanwhile, Spanish media are reporting that Casillas was tweeting this “ironically” after rumours of him spending time with many women were reported.

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