Iker Casillas has deleted a tweet in which he announced he was coming out as gay.
The former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper made the announcement on Twitter to his 10m followers on Sunday afternoon.
MAD had reported Casillas’ “coming out” after his Sunday afternoon tweet.
The announcement sparked mixed reactions fuelled by a response to Casillas’ tweet by former Spain teammate Carles Puyol.
Translated, the tweet read: ‘I hope you respect me, I’m gay’.
Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol responded to Casillas’ tweet.
Translated, it read: “It’s time to tell our story, Iker.”
