Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal says he has experienced racism ‘a thousand times’

Spain’s Lamine Yamal says most racism he has suffered has come from people unaware of their own comments or behaviour.Published On 18 Sep 202618 Sep 2026Barcelona forward ‌Lamine Yamal said he has experienced racism “a thousand ⁠times”, with ⁠many people unaware that their comments or behaviour are racist.The 19-year-old has been the target of ⁠racial abuse during his rapid rise to prominence.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Asian Games 2026: All to know about the dates, venues and sportslist 2 of 4North Korea anthem played at South’s Bangladesh hockey match at Asian Gameslist 3 of 4India star Sooryavanshi urged to be patient by coach Gambhirlist 4 of 4Abhishek Sharma hits record T20 ton as India beat Afghanistan by 127 runsend of listIn October 2024, footage appeared to show Lamine, Raphinha and Ansu ⁠Fati being racially abused during Barcelona’s match against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.The Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia said in a bulletin published in March that Lamine and ‌Vinicius Jr were the most frequent targets of online racist abuse in Spain in the final quarter of 2025.Asked by former Argentina international Jorge Valdano in an intervie...