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Iker Casillas leaves hospital days after suffering heart attack ▷ Kenya News

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Published 7 May 2019

- Casillas was discharged from hospital after suffering a heart attack during a training session

- The shot-stopper insists he needs to rest "for a couple of weeks or a couple of months"

- The 2010 World Cup winner is one of the most successful footballers of the modern era

FC Porto shot-stopper Iker Casillas has been discharged from hospital after suffering a heart attack during a training session.

The Spanish and Real Madrid legend was admitted at a medical facility on Wednesday morning, May 1, due to acute myocardial infarction at the club's PortoGaia Training Center in Olival

The Portuguese side have since issued a statement confirming Casillas' discharge ahead of the celebration of his 38th birthday later this May.

Meanwhile, speaking to journalists outside the medical facility, the shot-stopper disclosed he is unsure "what the future holds" for his football career, insisting he needs to rest "for a couple of weeks or a couple of months".

Earlier, TUKO.co.ke reported that FC Porto shot-stopper, Iker Casillas, is set to quit active football after suffering a heart attack.

According to calciomercato.com report citing TVE, the Real Madrid legend, who was still under medical observation after emergency is not expected to play active football again.

Source: Tuko.co.ke