Iker Casillas

[Pretty Boy]

Has just publicly 'come out' as gay.

There have been a few high profile footballers feel emboldened to do this in recent times but someone with Casillas profile feels like a game changer.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/breaking-iker-casillas-out-gay-28191996.amp

[Scotty Leither]

Good on him.

[Torto7]

Good for him.

On a separate note I remember his ex presenting for Spanish Tv at Hampden years back and she was absolutely stunning, possibly the most beautiful woman I've seen in person.

[overdrive]

Some articles seem to be suggesting he is in a relationship with Puyol - seemingly Puyol replied to Casillas’ tweet with “time to tell our story”

[Sir David Gray]

He's now deleted the tweet and there seems to be a suggestion that it was a joke to try and stop the media from linking him with countless women which would be quite bizarre.

[Sir David Gray]

Casillas has now tweeted to say his account was hacked and has apologised to his followers and the LGBT community.

[Renfrew_Hibby]

Casillas has now tweeted to say his account was hacked and has apologised to his followers and the LGBT community.

Others saying the account wasn't hacked and that he and Puyol were just d1cking about

[Since452]

Good luck to them. Non story imo.

[21.05.2016]

Bad patter if that was put up by him as a "joke". Although it very much shouldn't be in this day and age, a lot of people still find "coming out" as an incredibly difficult ordeal so IMO not something that should be mocked.

If he was hacked then fair enough not his fault but I've quite often seen celebrities use the whole "oh it wasn't me, I was hacked" get out when something they post online gets a bad reaction.

[hibsbollah]

My sons favourite goalie, he models his game on him based on you tube I think, as a sub 6 foot player himself. I think it’s a positive reflection of young people today that him and most of his friends would think ‘well done mate’ instead of saying anything negative. If it IS some kind of banter, the reaction is just :dunno: from most people I would have thought.

[Stairway 2 7]

Saying he was hacked, but they both weren't hacked no chance. Pair of ********s making a joke out something so serious.

[Diclonius]

Saying he was hacked, but they both weren't hacked no chance. Pair of ********s making a joke out something so serious.

:agree:

[MWHIBBIES]

Saying he was hacked, but they both weren't hacked no chance. Pair of ********s making a joke out something so serious.

Puyol has taken responsibility and apologized.

[HoboHarry]

Others saying the account wasn't hacked and that he and Puyol were just d1cking about
Metaphorically speaking obviously :greengrin

[Stairway 2 7]

Josh cavallo the Australian player who came out last year has his say

@JoshuaCavallo

@IkerCasillas
and
@Carles5puyol
joking and making fun out of coming out in football is disappointing. It’s a difficult journey that any LGBTQ+ ppl have to go through. To see my role models and legends of the game make fun out of coming out and my community is beyond disrespectful

[HibeeMackenzie]

Couple of bell pieces