The father of 17-year-old Spanish footballer Lamine Yamal has been taken to hospital after being stabbed in a parking lot near Barcelona. He was seriously injured but his condition is stable. Police have arrested 4 people in the case. The incident took place in a car park on Frank Marshall Street in the Roccafonda neighbourhood of Mataró between 9pm and 10pm on Wednesday.
According to local newspaper Vanguardia, Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed multiple times by assailants in a car park on Frank Marshall Street in the Roccafonda neighborhood of Mataró between 9 pm and 10 pm on Wednesday. He was then rushed to the emergency ward of the hospital. However, his condition is currently stable.
Mathur police are investigating.
Police are currently investigating the attack. Though the exact reason behind the attack is yet to be ascertained, past enmity is suspected to be the reason. Spain won the European Championship in July, with Yamal part of the winning team and Nico Williams playing a role in the opening goal in a 2-1 win over England. At the age of 17, he also won the best young player award of the tournament.
Lamine Yamal, son of a Moroccan father
To understand how great the achievements of Lamine Yamal, it is necessary to pay close attention to his family. Yamal was born in 2007 in Barcelona in an ordinary family. His father, Mounir Nasraoui, is Moroccan and his mother, Sheila, is of Equatorial Guinean descent. He grew up in Mataró, Catalonia. It can be said about his family that they all support each other.
