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Puyol apologises for “clumsy joke” after replying to Casillas “I’m gay” tweet

Puyol apologises for “clumsy joke” after replying to Casillas “I’m gay” tweet

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Carles Puyol has moved to apologise for his reply to Iker Casillas, after the former Real Madrid goalkeeper tweeted that he was gay. The Spanish keeper deleted the tweet and claimed he had been hacked, but not before Carles Puyol engaged with him on social media and joked about their relationship. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Barcelona legend then replied: "The time has come to tell our story, Iker" with pictures of them celebrating together. It saw Puyol and Casillas come in for criticism and the former has since apologised for any hurt he caused. The former defender said: "I have made a mistake. Sorry for a clumsy joke with no bad intentions and totally out of place. I understand that it may have hurt sensitivities. All my respect and suppor...
Carles Puyol rejects Barcelona sporting director role

Carles Puyol rejects Barcelona sporting director role

La Liga
Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol says he has turned down the opportunity to rejoin the club as a sporting director. Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said this month he was hopeful of convincing him to return to the Nou Camp to fill the role left vacant by Pep Segura, who left the club by mutual consent in July. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "After thinking about it a lot I decided not to accept the club's offer," Puyol, who spent his entire playing career at the club between 1999 and 2014, said via Twitter on Wednesday. Alisson Becker close to return from injury "It was not an easy decision, I always said I would like to return to the place I consider my home, but various personal projects I find myself immersed in at the moment wo...
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