Real Madrid and Spain football legend Iker Casillas has come out as gay in an announcement on social media, which he later deleted. The 2010 World Cup winner, in a now deleted tweet, wrote in Spanish, which   translates to English as, "I hope you respect me: I'm gay." The 41-year-old had parted ways with his wife Sara Carbonero in 2021.

Iker Casillas Announces He is Gay: 

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