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George Flood

Carles Puyol sorry for ‘clumsy joke’ after response to deleted Iker Casillas ‘I’m gay’ tweet

Carles Puyol has been heavily criticised after his response to a tweet from Iker Casillas’ allegedly hacked account

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Carles Puyol has apologised for what he called a “clumsy joke” after his response to a tweet from Iker Casillas’ official account.

A tweet from Casillas’ account sent out on Sunday afternoon read: “I hope I’ll be respected: I’m gay”, though it was later deleted with the former Real Madrid goalkeeper insisting that his account had been hacked.

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