Real Madrid legend and World Cup winner with Spain, Iker Casillas has announced that he is gay. Casillas now joins the long-list of prolific footballers who have come out and spoken about their homosexuality. Iker, took on his official Twitter handle and said, “I hope you respect me: I’m gay”.
The Spaniard was married to a sports journalist Sara Carbonero for 5 years and has two children with her. The couple got separated in March 2021. (Kylian Mbappe to Lionel Messi: Top 5 HIGHEST-PAID footballers – In PICS)
Checkout Casilla’s tweet below…
Es el momento de contar lo nuestro, Iker
— Carles Puyol (@Carles5puyol) October 9, 2022
The World Cup winner was shown support from his former teammate Carlos Puyol who was also his rival for a long-time due to both players playing for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, respectively.
After a stellar career with Real Madrid, Casillas moved to FC Porto in Portugal and retired in 2020 after a cardiac arrest during training. He won one World Cup, two European championships, 5 LaLiga titles and 3 UEFA Champions League in his 22 years of footballing career.