Anger – and enigma – over previous Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas’s ‘coming out’ tweet
Previous Barcelona captain Carles Puyol responded to the now-deleted tweet by saying: “It’s time to tell them concerning us,” and signed it with a heart and also a kissing emoji. It was extensively seen as a joke and has actually angered the LGBTQ+ community.
Former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has actually asserted his Twitter account was hacked after an article showed up stating he was gay.
The message under the World Cup-winning keeper’s blue tick-verified account read in Spanish: “I hope I’ll be respected: I’m gay.”
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It appeared along with the hashtag “HappySunday,” likewise in Spanish, and also was “liked” 250,000 times, creating a social media stir.
However, lots of homophobic remarks also appeared, as well as it was later on gotten rid of—as well as changed with an additional tweet apologising.
The replacement tweet stated: “Hacked account. Fortunately, whatever is in order, Apologies to all my followers. as well as certainly more apologies to the LGBT neighborhood. ”
Partly sustained by one piece of feedback from ex-Barcelona captain, Carles Puyol, conjecture placed the initial tweet to Casillas’s more than 10 million followers had, actually, been a joke—something which has been criticised by supporters of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.
Casillas’s global teammate, had actually uploaded: “It’s time to tell them concerning us,” and signed off the message with a heart and also a kissing emoji.
Adelaide United’s left-back Josh Cavallo branded the original exchanges “past rude.”
The Australian appeared as gay last October, among the few active male footballers to be openly LGBTQ+.
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He said it was “unsatisfactory” to see a good example “laughing at” coming out.
Reports in Spain suggested Casillas’s initial tweet might have appeared in reaction to rumours circulating in the media about his post-divorce dating.
Casillas and his better half, Sara, a television speaker, split up in 2014 after five years of marriage.
The original tweet had come a day after Spanish media reported he was in a relationship with a local starlet.
Casillas is considered a legend in Spanish football after scoring 167 goals for his country and making over 700 appearances for Real Madrid.
