Iker Casillas has blamed a “hacked account” for a tweet which announced he was gay to his nearly 10 million followers.. The former Real Madrid goalkeeper apologised to the LGBT community after ...

Journalist Jeff Rueter reported on Thursday that the Fire are in negotiations with Casillas, with the club aiming to sign the Spanish legend to a non-Designated Player deal. #MLS sources telling ...

And then came Sunday’s Iker Casillas-shaped bump in the road, with the former Spain and Real Madrid goalkeeper tweeting “I hope you respect me: I’m gay. #happysunday”.

The Twitter exchange between Iker Casillas and Carles Puyol matters because it shows football has a lot more to do to make the LGBTQ+ community feel welcome, says Jack Murley.