Lamine Yamal’s dad, 35, is ‘stabbed in a car park’ and ‘in a serious condition in hospital’

    The father (right) of Spain's Euro 2024 star Lamine Yamal has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed

    • Mounir Nasraoui – the father of Lamine Yamal – was stabbed on Wednesday
    • The father was rushed to hospital and is reportedly in a serious condition
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    The father of Spain’s Euro 2024 star player Lamine Yamal was rushed to hospital on Wednesday evening after being stabbed in a car park, sources said.

    Mounir Nasraoui was attacked in the Spanish city of Mataro and was then rushed to hospital.

    A fight reportedly broke out in the parking lot, during which Nasraoui was stabbed “several times.”

    According to The VanguardiaNasraoui was in critical condition and was taken by ambulance to the nearby Can Ruti Hospital in Badalona after the stabbing.

    Spanish points of sale Relevance And Sports world have reported that Nasraoui, although in hospital, is “out of danger.”

    The father (right) of Spain’s Euro 2024 star Lamine Yamal has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed

    Nasraoui has been his son's biggest supporter for years and was present when the 17-year-old Yamal secured the European championship title with Spain

    Nasraoui has been his son’s biggest supporter for years and was present when the 17-year-old Yamal secured the European championship title with Spain

    The father was rushed to Can Ruti Hospital in Badalona after being stabbed

    The father was rushed to Can Ruti Hospital in Badalona after being stabbed

    Nasraoui has been his son’s biggest supporter for years and was there when the 17-year-old Yamal won the European Championship title with Spain, where they beat England in the final.

    Yamal was Spain’s star player at the tournament, with his father previously stating that the rising superstar could be “bigger than [Lionel] ‘Messi.’

    An investigation has now been launched to find those responsible for this horrific act. Nasraoui is still in hospital and doctors are providing emergency care.

    Witnesses who witnessed the stabbing have reportedly been contacted by local police in Mataro, who are gathering to gather crucial information about the attack.

    Some reports in the country suggest the attack may have been a “settling of scores” related to an earlier skirmish.

    Nasraoui (right), 35, still lives in the Mataro region of Catalonia, where the attack took place

    Nasraoui (right), 35, still lives in the Mataro region of Catalonia, where the attack took place

    Nasraoui lives in the Rocafonda neighborhood of Mataro, where Yamal grew up. He still honors the neighborhood with his “304” celebration, which refers to the neighborhood’s postcode.

    The 35-year-old father is originally from Morocco but moved to Spain at the age of nine, where he later met Yamal’s mother Sheila Ebana. The couple had their son, a football prodigy, in 2007.

    He dreamed of becoming a professional footballer in Spain, but he couldn’t make it, so he started working and had various jobs to make ends meet.

    Nasraoui, who is two years younger than Yamal’s Spain team-mate Jesus Navas, followed his son through Germany as Spain pushed for the 2024 European Championship.

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