Soccer-Disability rights group slams Yamal's birthday bash for using people with dwarfism


Soccer Football - Nations League - Final - Portugal v Spain - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - June 8, 2025 Spain's Lamine Yamal looks dejected after the match REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

MADRID (Reuters) -A Spanish disability rights group has vowed legal action over the reported hiring of people with dwarfism as entertainment at Barcelona soccer star Lamine Yamal's recent 18th birthday party, condemning the practice as discriminatory.

The young winger, who helped Spain clinch the European Championship last year, celebrated his coming of age on Saturday with a star-studded jamboree that included celebrity guests from the music industry such as Bizarrap, Bad Gyal or Quevedo, as well as many of his Barca teammates and social media influencers.

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