Former Real Madrid Goalkeeper Iker Casillas has said that his Twitter account got ‘Hacked’ after a tweet saying “I hope you respect me: I’m gay,” was uploaded from his social media account. The Spaniard later deleted the tweet and he told all of his followers that his account was hacked.
In the same tweet, in which he told his 9.6 followers that his account was hacked, he also apologised to all his followers and especially to the members of the LGBT community.
The former Spain Goalkeeper’s hacked tweet came as a reply to the question asked by Former FC Barcelona captain Carles Puyol. Carles Puyol’s tweet said: “It’s time to tell our story.”
To which as a reply, earlier on Sunday, Casillas’ Twitter account tweeted: “I hope you respect me: I’m gay.” But the 41-year-old later apologised saying that his Twitter account was hacked and he wasn’t behind the mischief.
What is Iker Casillas’ apology tweet?
And in a follow-up tweet, he apologized to his 9.6 million followers after the whole thing for sorted out from his end. And coincidently, Carles Puyol’s tweet was also deleted.
“Hacked account,” began the tweet. “Luckily everything in order. Apologies to all my followers. And of course, more apologies to the LGBT community.”
Iker Casillas is one of the most decorated football in history. While his time at FC Porto, which was his last club, he suffered a cardiac arrest during training. He won the World Cup, two European Championships, five La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues during his 22-year career.
While on the other side, Carles Puyol is no less. With the Blaugrana, he achieved everything at the club level. He captained the club for 10 years. And he was part of the squads that won Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup.
