Casillas dan Puyol: Dari Rival, Kawan, hingga Kontroversi Cuitan Gay

Barcelona's captain Carles Puyol (2R) shakes hands with Real Madrid's goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas before the Spanish League football match Real Madrid against Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on April 16, 2011. AFP PHOTO/JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)

Casillas dan Puyol adalah rival dalam El Clasico antara Real Madrid kontra Barcelona. (Foto: AFP via Getty Images/JAVIER SORIANO)

Real Madrid's goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas (R) greets Barcelona's captain Carles Puyol after the second leg of the Spanish Cup quarter-final

Puyol kala itu mengemban kapten Barcelona, sementara Casillas adalah kapten Real Madrid. (Foto: AFP via Getty Images/LLUIS GENE)

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 11: Carles Puyol and Iker Casillas of Spain celebrate winning the World Cup after the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Final match between Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City Stadium on July 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Mike Hewitt - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Di level internasional, Puyol dan Casillas adalah rekan satu tim bersama Timnas Spanyol. (Foto: FIFA via Getty Images/Mike Hewitt - FIFA)

Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas (L) looks at the trophy as he celebrates with Spain's defender Carles Puyol during the award ceremony after they won their 2010 FIFA football World Cup match against the Netherlands on July 11, 2010 at Soccer City stadium in Soweto, suburban Johannesburg. Spain won the match 1-0. NO PUSH TO MOBILE / MOBILE USE SOLELY WITHIN EDITORIAL ARTICLE - AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Keduanya sukses mempersembahkan dua titel Piala Eropa dan satu trofi Piala Dunia untuk La Furia Roja. (Foto: AFP via Getty Images/CHRISTOPHE SIMON)

Carles Puyol (L) and Iker Casillas (R) attends at Festival dello Sport at Teatro Strehler in Milan, Italy, on October 11 2020 (Photo by Mairo Cinquetti/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Puyol dan Casillas kini sudah sama-sama gantung sepatu, tapi keduanya kerap bersama dalam acara-acara publik. (Foto: NurPhoto via Getty Images/NurPhoto)

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 11: Iker Casillas of Spain celebrates with Carles Puyol after the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Final match between Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City Stadium on July 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Alex Livesey - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Iker Casillas baru-baru ini bikin geger dunia maya setelah menyatakan dirinya gay. (Foto: FIFA via Getty Images/Alex Livesey - FIFA)

FALPERRA, Portugal: Spanish defender Carles Puyol (R) smiles next to his teammate goalkeeper Iker Casillas during a press conference at the end of a training session at Da Falperra Hotel near Braga 10 June 2004 two days before the start of the 2004 European Nations Championship.Spain will play its first Euro 2004 match against Russia 12 June. AFP PHOTO/ Javier SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP via Getty Images)

Carles Puyol mengomentari cuitan gay Casillas dengan kata-kata romantis untuk Saint Iker mengungkapkan kisah hubungan mereka. (Foto: AFP via Getty Images/JAVIER SORIANO)

Komentar Puyol itu menimbulkan dugaan ada hubungan khusus dirinya dengan Iker Casillas yang tak diketahui publik. (Foto: FIFA via Getty Images/Mike Hewitt - FIFA)

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 11: Iker Casillas and Carles Puyol of Spain celebrate victory at the final whistle during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Final match between Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City Stadium on July 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Casillas sudah menghapus cuitan gay di Twitter dan mengklarifikasi jika akunnya diretas. Dia meminta maaf kepada komunitas LGBTQ. (Foto: Getty Images/Laurence Griffiths)

Carles Puyol juga meminta maaf atas komentarnya di cuitan Casillas. Dia menyebut hal itu sebagai candaan semata dan menegaskan tak ada hubungan terlarang antara dirinya dengan Saint Iker. (Foto: FIFA via Getty Images/Alex Livesey - FIFA)