This is the announcement that no one expected! A few minutes ago, Iker Casillas, former goalkeeper of the Spanish team and Real Madrid took the floor to come out. “I hope you will respect me: I am gay #Bondimanche”ex-soccer star wrote on his account Twitter.
Following the post, the 41-year-old was immediately inundated with messages of support, including former Spain team-mate Carles Puyol who wrote: “It’s time to tell our story, Iker”he said, adding a heart and a kiss emoji.
Iker Casillas therefore follows the path taken by the Englishman Jake Daniels, the American Collin Martin and the Australian star Josh Cavallo, who unlike him are still active.
Note that this very strong speech, from the former teammate of Zinedine Zidane, comes a little over a year after his breakup with his wife, the journalist and Iberian TV host, Sara Carbonero. It was in March 2021, more particularly that they had “taken separate paths” while remaining close in order to continue raising their two children, Martin (9 years old), and Lucas (6 years old).
At the heart of a rumor with… Shakira
A few days ago, if San Iker had spoken it was to respond to rumors lending him an intimate relationship with the Colombian singer Shakira, ex of his teammate in the national team, Gerard Pique. On Instagram, he had shared a few messages including a scathing one: “F*ck you, fuck you!”
See also: “You ruined my career!”, the strong message sent by Patrick Bruel to his mother in full live, in “C à vous”!
Adam Javal-Fauconnier