Portuguese newspaper A Bola claimed Casillas felt pain on the pitch during a training session led by Porto coach Sergio Conceicao.
“Iker Casillas suffered an acute heart attack during Wednesday morning’s training session,” Porto said in a statement.
“The training session was promptly interrupted to provide assistance to the Porto goalkeeper, who is currently at the Hospital CUF Porto.
“Casillas is doing well, he’s stable and his heart problem has been resolved.”
The former Real Madrid star originally joined Porto in 2015, having asserted himself as one of the most decorated goalkeepers in history for both club and country.
During his illustrious stay in Madrid, Casillas won La Liga five times while also claiming three Champions League trophies and two Copa del Rey crowns, racking up 725 total appearances for the club in the process.
In total, Casillas helped lead the club to 19 trophies during his time at Madrid and also holds the record for most appearances by a goalkeeper in the FIFPro World XI as well as the record for most ever appearances in the Champions League.
The Spanish giants released a statement of support shortly after the news of his condition broke. It said: “Real Madrid CF wants to transmit all their support to their beloved captain Iker Casillas.
“Iker Casillas has taught us throughout his professional career to overcome the most incredible challenges to enhance the glory of our club. He has taught us that surrendering does not fit into our philosophy of life and has shown us countless times that being stronger no matter how hard the challenge is is the path to victory.
“Real Madrid want to see their eternal captain recovered as soon as possible and send him all the courage of the world.”
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