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VIDEO: Footage emerges of people with dwarfism allegedly arriving to work at Lamine Yamal's secretive 18th birthday party as Barcelona wonderkid faces legal action

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Vissel Kobe

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Barcelona star Yamal has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lamine-yamal-condemned-hiring-professional-dwarves18th-birthday-party-barcelona-wonderkid-legal-action/blt4be196d8b02fb536" target="_blank">come under fire</a> for allegedly hiring people with dwarfism to work at his 18th birthday party at the weekend. Now, <a href="https://x.com/MailSport/status/1945389876842480006" target="_blank">the Daily Mail</a> has posted a clip of the 'party dwarves' allegedly arriving at the event in Olivella - a small town 50km away from Barcelona.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">New footage of the 'party dwarves' paid to attend Lamine Yamal's 18th birthday has emerged 🚨 <a href="https://t.co/YJmlXaGhQV">pic.twitter.com/YJmlXaGhQV</a>— Mail Sport (@MailSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/MailSport/status/1945389876842480006?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

The Spain international is being <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/lamine-yamal-investigation-spanish-government-allegations-barcelona-wonderkid-s-birthday-party/blt188e8fec4e4531f6#cs79a67f6fbcbbc170" target="_blank">investigated over this matter,</a> with prosecutors told to find out if he broke the law. While some have <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/no-one-disrespected-us-lamine-yamal-defended-birthday-party/bltd26e8b51c7b2388c" target="_blank">defended his actions</a>, the teenager has come under intense scrutiny and could face a punishment of some sort.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

It remains to be seen what punishment, if any, will come the way of <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ballon-dor-2025-power-rankings/bltd009fae5576d751f" target="_blank">Ballon d'Or contender Yamal</a>, who is <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/video-lamine-yamal-humiliates-robert-lewandowski-gavi-sublime-piece-of-skill-barcelona-training/blt90a1e5cafb304b1f" target="_blank">back in pre-season training</a> for the Catalan outfit ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. Barca will try to build on their La Liga and Copa del Rey success from last season.

WHAT NEXT?

VIDEO: Footage emerges of people with dwarfism allegedly arriving to work at Lamine Yamal's secretive 18th birthday party as Barcelona wonderkid faces legal action | Goal.com

New footage of people with dwarfism who were allegedly paid to attend Lamine Yamal&apos;s 18th birthday party has emerged.

VIDEO: Footage emerges of people with dwarfism allegedly arriving to work at Lamine Yamal&apos;s secretive 18th birthday party as Barcelona wonderkid faces legal action

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