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Casillas' wife 'hopeful' he will be discharged from hospital on Monday following heart attack

Sara Carbonero, the wife of Iker Casillas, says that she hopes her husband will be discharged from hospital on Monday after suffering a heart attack.

The World Cup-winning captain was admitted after being taken ill at Porto’s training ground on Wednesday.

The Portuguese club later confirmed the goalkeeper had suffered “an acute myocardial infarction,” adding that: "The work session was promptly interrupted to provide assistance to the Porto goalkeeper, who is currently at the Hospital CUF Porto.

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“Casillas is well, stable and his heart problem [is] solved."

And Casillas himself later tweeted that he is “stable” and “everything is controlled.