Casillas Discharged From Hospital After Heart Attack Scare
By Max Wise
Doctors have given FC Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas the all clear to return home following his heart attack scare last week.
Casillas suffered an ‘acute myocardial infarction’ whiles training with his Porto teammates last Wednesday and was admitted at the Hospital CUF Porto.
Casillas will play no part in Porto’s remaining games of the campaign, and has expressed his gratitude to the footballing world for their concern following his predicament.
"It's something that could happen in life at any point to any person and it happened to me and here we are," he told reporters.
"It's difficult to talk right now but I'm very grateful because I have been very lucky.
"The support I've had in these last few days has made me feel really loved and you have to find a smile at these moments in time. I think I'm going to find it because seeing so many people here today makes me feel very emotional.
"I want to thank the hospital and the head of Porto's medical services Doctor Nelson and the cardiologist Joao Carlos Silva and all the people in Porto who made sure I got to hospital quickly to reduce the effect of the heart attack I suffered.
"I would also like to thank the thousands of people who showed their support on social media through videos and messages and in different spheres of football.
"I feel a lot better now. I'll be resting for a couple of weeks or even a couple of months. The truth is I don't know how long it will be and I don't care. The most important thing is being here today.
"I do not know what the future holds. The most important thing is to be here and to be to speak. We will see you soon."
Casillas,37, is widely considered as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation.
In 16 years at Real Madrid between 1999 and 2015, Casillas won three UEFA Champions League trophies, five Spanish La Liga titles and two Copa del Reys, amongst numerous other trophies.
Casillas, who holds the record for most appearances in the history of the UEFA Champions League (177), captained Spain to win the European Championships in 2008 and 2012 as well as the FIFA World Cup in 2010.
