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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Alex Hess

Iker Casillas claims his Twitter account was hacked after ‘I’m gay’ post

Iker Casillas at the Champions League final in May.
Iker Casillas at the Champions League final in May. Photograph: Ángel Martínez/UEFA/Getty Images

Iker Casillas has claimed his Twitter account was hacked after a post on it said he was gay.

“I hope I’ll be respected: I’m gay,” read a tweet from his account on Sunday morning, a day after Spanish media reported that the former Real Madrid and Spain goalkeeper was in a relationship with a local actress. The tweet was soon deleted, and was followed by a supposedly explanatory post.

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