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Thieves try to break into Lamine Yamal's home in Barcelona during France match

Private security spotted two hooded intruders on CCTV, and police are reviewing video footage to identify them.

  • On Wednesday, an attempted burglary occurred at the Barcelona home of 19-year Spain forward Lamine Yamal, shortly after Spain defeated France 2-0 in the World Cup semi-finals in Texas.
  • The mansion, located in the Barcelona outskirts of Esplugues de Llobregat, is well known for previously belonging to Gerard Pique and Shakira during their time in the Catalan capital.
  • Two hooded individuals climbed the property's perimeter wall early Wednesday but fled after being surprised by private security guards, according to Barcelona-based daily Vanguardia.
  • Catalan Police were alerted immediately and are now analyzing video-surveillance system images to identify the two suspects involved in the failed break-in attempt.
  • This incident follows a series of recent burglaries targeting footballers' homes across European countries, where organized gangs seek high-value jewelry and watches displayed on social media.
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Ski mask-wearing thieves were caught on security camera at Lamine Yamal's house after he reached the World Cup final with the Spanish national team.

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While Lamine Yamal celebrated Spain's triumph against France in the semifinals of the 2026 World Cup, something serious was happening at home.

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Two hooded people tried to enter this night in the villa of Lamine Yamal in Esplugues de Llobregat, in Catalonia, a few hours after celebrating with the national team the achievement of the final of the World Championship where it was also obtained the rigor of the "1-0" after the fallacy of Lucas Digne, some criminals tried to [...] L'articolo Night of fear for Yamal: he celebrates with Spain, two hooded try to enter his villa. Then they escape…

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The house of the star of the selection of Spain Lamine Yamal suffered an attempted robbery early this Wednesday, after the match in which the Red beat France 2-0 in the World Cup, the Catalan police and the press reported. "There has been an attempt" to steal "at a home in Esplugues de Llobregat", on the outskirts of Barcelona, told the AFP a spokesman for the Mossos d'Esquadra, the police of the region of Catalonia, who said they could not iden…

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gaceta.es broke the news on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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