Iker Casillas, the World Cup-winning goalkeeper with Spain and three-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid, suffered a suspected heart attack during a morning training session with Porto on Wednesday.
Casillas, 37, was taken to a local hospital in Porto and is in stable condition and “out of danger.”
Casillas is one of the all-time winningest players in the history of football. He captained Spain to the country’s first World Cup trophy in 2010, which was book-ended by two European Championships. He’s made 167 appearances for La Furia Roja, ranking seventh all time (first in Spain).
He made more than 700 appearances with Real Madrid, winning three Champions Leagues and five LaLiga titles. Now with Porto, Casillas, who turns 38 on May 20, continues to add to his record 177 Champions League appearances.
Todo controlado por aquí, un susto grande pero con las fuerzas intactas. Muchísimas gracias a todos por los mensajes y el cariño pic.twitter.com/i3TXsELUGD
— Iker Casillas (@IkerCasillas) May 1, 2019
Around the footballing world, tributes to Casillas poured in on social media for a living legend of the game.
Sempre Juntos!
Força Iker! #FCPorto #IkerCasillas pic.twitter.com/EiUhdltbIO— FC Porto (@FCPorto) May 1, 2019
— The18 (@the18com) May 1, 2019
Stay strong, @IkerCasillas! Our best wishes for a quick and complete recovery
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 1, 2019
Everyone at #LFC wishes @IkerCasillas a speedy recovery. Get well soon. https://t.co/3SKtl1qgYJ
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) May 1, 2019
Wishing you a speedy recovery, champion
Get well soon, @IkerCasillas pic.twitter.com/jmPqUlaIor— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) May 1, 2019
Get well soon, @IkerCasillas. All of us at Chelsea wish you a full and speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/I1rHtTaxxx
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 1, 2019
Sending lots of love from Rome @IkerCasillas pic.twitter.com/rxSySRVF4t
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) May 1, 2019
Wishing you a quick recovery, @IkerCasillas https://t.co/aWxZD5NIOS
— LaLiga (@LaLigaEN) May 1, 2019
Spanish news reporting @IkerCasillas has been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack at training in Porto. We wish you a speedy recovery Iker. Get well
— Valencia CF English (@valenciacf_en) May 1, 2019
Get well soon from your favourite German club, @IkerCasillas #s04 pic.twitter.com/QUiQgoorQh
— FC Schalke 04 (@s04_en) May 1, 2019
We wish Iker Casillas a speedy and successful recovery, a true competitor and sportsman pic.twitter.com/qZq9zAzH4W
— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) May 1, 2019
Best wishes, @IkerCasillas. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) May 1, 2019
Sending our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Iker Casillas https://t.co/w9uXkgaiDT
— Manchester City (@ManCity) May 1, 2019
Shocked reading the reports. Hope you are ok my friend @IkerCasillas pic.twitter.com/NrHjjEwzUi
— Kasper Schmeichel (@kschmeichel1) May 1, 2019
Best wishes to Porto! Hope all is going well. Get well soon @IkerCasillas
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) May 1, 2019
Get well soon my friend @IkerCasillas pic.twitter.com/We4d6kjq9y
— Gareth Bale (@GarethBale11) May 1, 2019
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