Casillas came out as gay while already having been in a relationship with a woman for more than ten years.
On Sunday afternoon, he announced this on his verified Twitter account.
I hope you respect me: I’m gay. #felizdomingo, he wrote.
Sara Carbonero, a Spanish-Portuguese sports journalist, and Casillas had been dating since 2009.
Later, the couple wed in 2016 and later divorced in 2021.
Martn and Lucas, their two kids, were born in January 2014 and June 2016, respectively.
