Iker Casillas: Former Real Madrid legend set to retire from football

Tanish Chachra | 17/05/2019
Iker Casillas: Former Real Madrid legend set to retire from football

Iker Casillas: Former Real Madrid legend set to retire from football as the Spanish goalkeeper suffered from a heart-attack in the training session.

According to various reports, Iker Casillas is hanging his boots after suffering from a heart-attack few days ago.

The former Spanish International was deemed to not continue his career as his health could have propelled him to leave his playing career.

Therefore, it is being reported that Iker Casillas has decided to retire after considering it for long period of time, while being treated in the hospital.

On the other hand, the news of Iker Casillas suffering from heart-attack shocked the sporting fraternity. Several messages in the form of tribute and good-health were poured.

Additionally, one such message was also given by his former rival and national teammate-Victor Valdes, who recommended the player to end his career.

It is further reported that Casillas was discharged from the hospital just after the five days of the incident.

Whilst leaving Porto hospital, Casillas told reporters: ‘I don’t know what my future holds but the most important thing is being here today. I’m feeling a lot better, I’ll be resting for a couple of weeks or even a couple of months.’

The 37-year-old goalkeeper still have 2 years left in his contract, but it seems that he will soon terminate the contract with Porto.

Casillas was regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers to ever grace the game. He was crucial in Spain’s World Cup victory in 2010 and European domination.

Moreover, his tremendous contribution to Real Madrid with 725 appearances is unforgettable and remarkable.

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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