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Barcelona star Lamine Yamal’s dad ‘stabbed in car park’ & rushed to hospital
The 17-year-old footballer's dad was rushed to hospital following the incident
SPAIN football star Lamine Yamal's dad has been stabbed "multiple times" in a car park, according to local reports.
Mounir Nasraoui was reportedly taken to hospital in a "serious condition" on Wednesday evening after being stabbed several times, it's claimed.
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The 17-year-old Euro star Yamal's dad was reportedly attacked after a fight broke out.
Nasraoui was in a serious condition before being rushed to Can Ruti hospital in Badalona, north east of Barcelona, in an ambulance, La Vanguardia reports.
Despite his injuries, Nasraoui, 35, is allegedly now in a "stable" condition but "under observation", Relevo claims.
There were several witnesses to the horrific incident, according to local reports, with several arrests now made.
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The Mossos d'Esquadra and Mataro's municipal policing team have launched a probe.
Nasraoui is renowned for being his son's number one supporter and was there when the 17-year-old secured the European Championship title this year.
At just 15, Yamal made his debut for Barcelona in LaLiga - coming off the bench for a lively cameo.
In doing so, he became the Catalan giants' youngest ever player this century.
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He is Spain's youngest ever goalscorer, and the youngest player to play at the Euros in the 64-year history of the competition.
Born to a Moroccan father and Guinean mother, Yamal grew up in the suburb of Mataro.
He is fiercely proud of his roots - donning the flags of both of those countries on his Adidas F50 boots, the same worn by his idol Lionel Messi, who he has been compared to, and told GQ that the same people who call him the 'next Messi' are also likely to criticise him.
Incredibly, Messi and Yamal crossed paths when he was just six months old, after his parents bagged a charity calendar photoshoot with the Argentina and Barca great.
A baby Yamal was lovingly held by the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, just 20 himself at the time, before being given a bath.
Yamal's mum and dad split when he was a young boy, so he divided his time between two homes - using a train pass to get around.
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