15/07/2025
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has been criticised and is facing a potential investigation over the presence of a group of dwarves at his 18th birthday party.
The party took place at a country house he rented in Olivella, a small town 50 kilometres north west of Barcelona. Several celebrities, including musicians, YouTubers, influencers, attended, with Robert Lewandowski, Alejandro Balde, Gavi and Raphinha among Yamal’s team-mates present.
Some media gathered at the entrance of the venue, which had a security presence inside. A group of dwarves was filmed heading into the party, which has sparked the controversy.
Jesus Martin Blanco, the director general for the rights of persons with disabilities in Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, has called for an investigation, while the Association of People with Achondroplasia and other Skeletal Dysplasias in Spain (ADEE) condemned what it called “a violation of ethical values” and said it will look to take legal action.
