Thursday, July 16, 2026 -An attempted burglary at the home of Spanish teenage sensation Lamine Yamal was foiled just hours after he helped Spain book only the second FIFA World Cup final appearance in the nation's history.
Yamal, 19, played the full game as Spain beat France 2-0 in
their semi-final in Dallas on Tuesday, and Catalan news outlet La
Vanguardia reported that early on Wednesday morning two masked
individuals tried to enter his property.
La Vanguardia reported the individuals were
spotted perched on a wall of the property by private security guards, and that
they fled when challenged by the guards, who then notified local police.
"There was an attempted" burglary "at a home
in Esplugues de Llobregat" in Barcelona's outskirts, a spokesperson for
Catalan regional police told AFP.
The newspaper said Yamal’s house is well known because it
once belonged to Barcelona football great Gerard Piqué and his ex-partner,
Colombian music star Shakira, when they lived together in the Catalan capital.
Wednesday's incident occurred early in the morning, moments
after Spain completed their 2-0 victory over France in Texas to qualify for the
World Cup final.
Yamal won a first-half penalty that Mikel Oyarzabal
converted to open the scoring. He also had a goal disallowed in the second half
for offside.
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