Madrid: The tweet of former Spanish football player Iker Casius, who has been revealed to be gay, has disappeared within hours. “I hope you will respect me, I am gay,” Kasius wrote on his Twitter handle. In response, Carlos Puyol, who was Casillas’ teammate in the Spain team, wrote: “It’s time to tell our stories, Ikar.”
Puyol’s tweet has also been deleted. Cassius later tweeted that someone had hacked his Twitter account and apologized to the LGBT community. “The account has been hacked. Luckily everything is back to normal. Apologies to all my followers. Apologies to the LGBT community of course” – Cassius wrote in Spanish on Twitter.
At the same time, Australian footballer Joshua Cavallo, who revealed himself to be gay, came forward with severe criticism against Kasius. Joshua responded that he was concerned about facing such a mockery from the football field. Casius was a member of the Spanish team that won the 2008 and 2012 Eurocups and the 2010 World Cup.
English Summary: Iker Casillas Says Account Hacked After Deleting Tweet Saying “I’m Gay”