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.
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal said he has experienced racism “a thousand times”, with many people unaware that their comments or behaviour are racist.
In 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.
“People are indirectly racist toward you, but maybe don’t realise it. There are a lot of comments or looks that are racist, and they don’t even notice.