Iker Casillas 'cannot play football again' says cardiologist

The Spanish World Cup winner and Real Madrid legend suffered a heart attack during training session with Porto on Wednesday. 

According to recommendation of a well-known Spanish cardiologist, Iker Casillas will not be able to continue his football career after he suffered a myocardial infarction and immediately rushed to the hospital for surgery. 

On Wednesday evening, Iker shared a picture of himself smiling from the hospital bed following a successful surgery.

Official twitter account of Porto informed fans that he was on the mend: "Casillas is now doing well, the cardiac problem has been resolved. Always together. Go Iker."

Carlos Cutropia, the 37-year-old goalkeeper’s agent said that Casillas had no indication that anything was wrong prior to the incident.

“Iker had an intense training session on Tuesday and another one on Wednesday morning.” 

“Halfway through Wednesday’s session he felt unwell and his chest, mouth and arms were hurting.”

“We’re extremely grateful to Porto’s medical team who got Iker to hospital so quickly.”

However, former Real Madrid basketball player and cardiologist Juan Antonio Corbalan says that while Casillas will make a full recovery, he will no longer be able to play football anymore. 

"You cannot play football with a coronary stent, especially a goalkeeper," he said. 

"Iker will return to living a normal life, but he can no longer be a professional athlete."