Soccer icon Iker Casillas has claimed that he was hacked after deleting a tweet which stated that he was homosexual. The previous Actual Madrid and Spain goalkeeper's Twitter account shared a put up on Sunday afternoon, saying: "I hope you respect me: I am homosexual."
Carles Puyol responded: "The time has come to inform our story, Iker". After receiving widespread help and appraisal for his social media assertion, information started to emerge that the tweet was not authentic.
Based on the Mirror, experiences within the Spanish media steered that 41-year-old has grown fed up of latest hypothesis surrounding his relationship life. Spanish outlet AS claimed that Casillas' put up was a response to rumours that he is now in a relationship with Alejandra Onieva - the ex-sister-in-law to Spanish TV host Tamara Falco - 18 months after separating from the mom of his two kids, sports activities journalist Sara Carbonero.
The Actual Madrid legend then acquired a wave of backlash, with followers, gamers and pundits alike livid that he'd seemingly made a joke over such a tough situation for thus many inside and outdoors of soccer. Making an attempt to clear up the incident, Casillas wrote: "Hacked account. Fortunately all the pieces so as. Apologies to all my followers. And naturally, extra apologies to the LGBT neighborhood."
Josh Cavallo, the Australian participant who bravely got here out as homosexual final October and has fought discrimination since, shared his disappointment concerning the scenario and tweeted his ideas. "Iker Casillas and Carles Puyol joking and making enjoyable out of popping out in soccer is disappointing," Cavallo wrote.
"It is a tough journey that any LGBTQ+ ppl must undergo. To see my function fashions and legends of the sport make enjoyable out of popping out and my neighborhood is past disrespectful."
Former Liverpool footballer Jose Enrique responded to Casillas' observe up tweet and claimed he was mendacity. He tweeted: "As an alternative of apologize and acknowledge the error moderately misinform everybody."
Profitable a World Cup, two European Championships, 5 La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues throughout a distinguished senior profession which spanned 22 years, Casillas went down as one of many biggest goalkeepers of all-time when he retired in 2020 following a coronary heart assault.
Throughout a glittering 25 years with Actual Madrid, the shot-stopper lifted 19 trophies and was membership captain from 2010 to 2015, the identical yr through which he left the Santiago Bernabeu to hitch Porto. Throughout a coaching session with the Portuguese giants in Could 2019, Casillas suffered a cardiac arrest and endured a second scare in Could of final yr, which additionally noticed him rushed to hospital.
Casillas married reporter Carbonero in March 2016, three months earlier than their second boy, Lucas, was born. Their first son, Martin, was born in January 2014. Having spent a complete of 11 years collectively since first relationship in 2009, Casillas and Carbonero introduced their separation final March.
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