In May 2019, soccer superstar Casillas was rushed to the hospital after suffering a heart attack at the training ground. After the operation, he was miraculously out of the danger of life. Football colleagues have expressed concern for him, and even former rival Jose Mourinho also made the first phone call to inquire about the situation and wished him a speedy recovery. Mourinho said in an interview: "After learning about Casillas' situation, I immediately contacted Porto and learned that he was well taken care of. We have had conflicts in the past, but our relationship has always been good." Later, Casillas posted a message on social media to report his safety and thanked everyone for their support. Notably, Casillas revealed that Mourinho was one of the first people to contact him and find out what was going on after he suffered a sudden heart attack at the time.
However, fate did not seem to have mercy on Casillas. In the same month that he suffered a heart attack, his wife Sara announced on social media that she had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had undergone surgery. Despite his efforts to recover from the surgery, Casillas was unable to return to the field because his heart problems were not completely resolved.On August 4, 2020, at the age of 39, Casillas officially announced his retirement, ending his storied career. During his career, Casillas played for only two clubs, Porto and Real Madrid. Between 1999 and 2015, Casillas made 725 appearances for Real Madrid's first team, winning five La Liga titles, two Copa del Rey titles, three Champions League titles, and other honors.Between 2015 and 2020, he made a total of 156 appearances for Porto, winning one Portuguese Premier League title and one Portuguese Super Cup title.
In December 2020, Real Madrid officially announced the return of Casillas to the club as general manager of the Real Madrid Foundation. It is worth noting that Casillas had announced his candidacy for the presidency of the Spanish Football Federation, but later announced his withdrawal. He stated that he did not wish to run for the presidency during the epidemic, but may run in the future.On March 12, 2021, Casillas announced his divorce from Sara on social media. The two met and fell in love in 2009 and eventually ended up splitting up. Sadly, a month before Casillas' official divorce announcement, Sara's ovarian cancer began to return. At that time, Casillas also took turns to visit the hospital with his family, but did not expect that a month later, the two announced their divorce.
There are many different opinions as to why Casillas and Sara divorced. One theory is that Casillas cheated on his wife, which led to the breakdown of the marriage. In addition, there are media reports that Casillas went to the hospital urgently in April this year due to chest pains, which at one time caused concern about his health problems. However, after examination, the possibility of myocardial infarction has been ruled out. Recently, Casillas released a statement on social media to clear up rumors about him, stressing that he and his ex-wife Sara parted ways peacefully and hoped the outside world would show respect. He said that some magazines exaggerated his health problems, that speculations about his heart attack recurrence were untrue, and that he decided to hire a lawyer to file a lawsuit against the rumor mongers.
