- Mounir Nasraoui, Lamine Yamal’s father, was stabbed on Wednesday
- The father was rushed to hospital and is reportedly in serious condition.
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The father of Spain’s Euro 2024 star Lamine Yamal has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a car park on Wednesday night, according to reports.
Mounir Nasraoui was in the Spanish city of Mataro where he is believed to have been attacked and has since been rushed to hospital.
A fight reportedly broke out in the parking lot and Nasraoui was stabbed “multiple times.”
According The VanguardNasraoui was left in a serious condition and was taken by ambulance to the nearby Can Ruti hospital in Badalona after the stabbing.
Spanish points of sale Relief and Sports World They have reported that although Nasraoui remains in hospital he 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 over the years and was present when 17-year-old Yamal won the European Championship title with Spain.
The father has been transferred to the Can Ruti hospital in Badalona after being stabbed
Spanish police have arrested three people accused of attempted murder, according to a statement. The World.
The investigation remains open following the incident which occurred at around 9.10pm local time.
Nasraoui has been his son’s biggest supporter over the years and was present when 17-year-old Yamal claimed the European Championship title with Spain, where they beat England in the final.
Yamal was Spain’s star of the tournament and his father had previously stated that the rising superstar could “be bigger than (Lionel) Messi”.
Local police in Mataró have reportedly contacted witnesses who saw the stabbing, as law enforcement agencies are gathering to uncover crucial information about the attack.
Some reports in the country have suggested the attack may have been a “settling of scores” in relation to an earlier altercation.
Nasraoui, 35, (right), still lives in the Mataró region of Catalonia, where the attack took place.
Nasraoui lives in the Rocafonda neighborhood of Mataro, where Yamal grew up, and still honors the area with his “304” celebration, which refers to the area’s postal code.
The 35-year-old father is originally from Morocco but moved to Spain when he was nine, where he later met Yamal’s mother, Sheila Ebana, and the couple gave birth to their footballing prodigy son in 2007.
He had aspirations of becoming a professional footballer in the ranks of Spain, but was unable to achieve this and subsequently began working, taking on various jobs to make ends meet.
Nasraoui, who is two years younger than Yamal’s Spain teammate Jesus Navas, followed his son around Germany as Spain shined to become Euro 2024 champions.