Barcelona's Lamine says he has experienced racism 'a thousand times'
Yamal said online abuse and stadium incidents have followed his rise, while LaLiga has stepped up anti-racism efforts after repeated high-profile cases.
- On Friday, Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal revealed in a Movistar interview that he has experienced racism "a thousand times."
- Yamal explained that much of the abuse is "indirectly racist," noting that people often do not realize their comments or looks are offensive.
- The Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia identified Yamal and Vinicius as the most frequent targets of online racist abuse in Spain during the final quarter of 2025, while he also faced stadium incidents in October 2024 at Santiago Bernabeu against Real Madrid.
- LaLiga has intensified efforts to combat racist abuse in stadiums following several high-profile incidents in Spanish football in recent years.
- Yamal maintains that while he recognizes the disrespect as wrong, he refuses to let it impact his composure, stating, "If someone calls me Black, it's not going to bother me at all.
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Lamine Yamal has made an interesting statement about Marcus Rashford during a candid interview with Spanish media. Yamal, 19, spoke about several topics during an interview with Movistar, including his chances of winning the 2026 Ballon d'Or, while also making a touching confession, saying that he has faced racism "a thousand times". The Barcelona talent, who has scored seven goals in six La Liga games this season, surprisingly mentioned Rashfor…
"You're at Barça and it doesn't matter what player you are, you have to behave." This is how Lamine Yamal explains an anecdote with Sergio Busquets in his early years in the Barça first team dressing room. The Barça star has discussed various topics —sporting and non-sporting— in an in-depth conversation with former footballer Jorge Valdano that will be broadcast in full this Friday at 9pm. Throughout the week, previews have been published in wh…
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The Spanish Barcelona star spoke about the racism he has received many times on the pitch, but noted that he is no longer bothered by it.
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