Iker Casillas denies dating Gerard Pique’s ex Shakira
Former Real Madrid star Iker Casillas has rejected claims that he is dating Shakira the ex-wife of his long-time Spain team-mate Gerard Pique.
Casillas has recently finalised his divorce from Spanish sports journalist Sara Carbonero, but rumours had circulated that he was now seeing the Colombian pop star after her recent separation from Barcelona defender Pique.
The 41-year-old’s recent follow of Shakira on Instagram had fuelled speculation on the nature of the pair’s relationship, but Casillas has taken to the social media platform to rubbish the rumours that his now dating the Grammy Award winner.
In a series of images across his Instagram stories, the former goalkeeper posted screen grabs of articles eluding to his new relationship and then finished off with an emoji indicating he doesn’t know where these stories came from.
Adding the message ‘Tocate las narices’ which translates to ‘touch your nose’ and another emoji using the phrase ‘OMG’ in an angry reaction to the reports.
Shakira and Pique confirmed their separation in June, after 12 years together. They met in 2012 when the Spanish defender appeared in the video for Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) and have two children together, Milan, 9, and Sasha, 7.
There had been claims that 35-year-old Pique, who is ten years younger than the singer, had been unfaithful to Shakira towards the end of their relationship and that couple have been living separately for a few weeks after Pique was kicked out of the family home by the pop star.
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Pique was also spotted with a mystery blonde at a party in June, after a picture was posted by fan Katrin Zytomierska at a party he attended in Sweden.
The image went viral and came after the Spanish defender had refused to meet the fan’s son, promoting her to brand Pique a ‘loser’ and post the picture on her social media account.
Pique has again come under fire since the spilt with Shakira, for his new relationship with 23-year-old PR student Clara Chia Marti – a just month after their separation was confirmed.