{"id":220958,"date":"2022-10-09T16:29:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T15:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=220958"},"modified":"2022-10-09T16:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T15:29:52","slug":"im-gay-real-madrid-legend-casillas-confesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/10\/09\/im-gay-real-madrid-legend-casillas-confesses\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m gay \u2013 Real Madrid legend Casillas confesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas has announced that he is gay, becoming one of the most high-profile male footballers in history to confirm their homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet published on Sunday afternoon, the ex-Spain goalkeeper said: \u201cI hope you respect me: I\u2019m gay.\u201d Casillas was married to sports journalist Sara Carbonero for five years before their separation in March 2021, having had two children, both boys.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old received a wave of support upon his shock announcement, including from Barcelona icon and his former Spain teammate, Carles Puyol. Casillas, who retired in 2020 after suffering a cardiac arrest during training with final club Porto, is remembered for being one of football\u2019s most successful goalkeepers.<\/p>\n<p>Casillas and his former wife famously kissed on air during a post-match interview after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/07\/06\/after-spains-repeated-snub-inaki-williams-opts-to-play-for-ghana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spain<\/a> won the World Cup and have helped each other through serious health scares during their five-year-marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Former Spanish international Casillas, who had to quit football after a heart attack, said in an emotional Instagram post at the time: \u201cBoth Sara and I feel enormously proud of the family we are and of having shared a love that has filled us with happiness during all our years together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday our love as a couple takes different but not distant paths since we\u2019ll continue together in the marvellous task of continuing to be devoted parents as we have been up until now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a well-considered decision which we have taken through mutual agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old, father to Martin, nine, and Lucas, six, with Sara, added: \u201cThe respect, affection and friendship will remain for ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur priority is, through affection and compromise, to share the wellbeing and education of our children and protect them so they grow in a stable and healthy environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith these words we ask you please to respect our privacy in this moment of change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese will be the only public words we issue for the time being and in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany thanks for your understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The identically-worded statements were posted alongside a photo of the couple in happier times, showing Sara with her arm round Iker\u2019s neck as he touched her hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid legend Iker Casillas has announced that he is gay, becoming one of the most high-profile male footballers in history to confirm their homosexuality. 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