Overview

• Yamal’s 18th-birthday celebration at a private Olivella estate featured entertainers with dwarfism, prompting formal condemnation from the Asociación de Personas con Acondroplasia y Otras Displasias Esqueléticas (ADEE).
• Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights has forwarded the event to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the ombudsman and the hate-crime unit to assess potential violations of the General Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
• Spain’s cabinet approved tougher reforms to strengthen the law against spectacles that exploit people with disabilities and impose stiff penalties for abuses.
• FC Barcelona pressed ahead with Yamal’s unveiling as the new number 10, with merchandise sales surging at the Camp Nou store and the winger featuring in Hansi Flick’s pre-season training sessions.
• Yamal has publicly dismissed external criticism beyond his family circle and said he remains focused on enjoying life off the pitch and winning major titles for Barcelona and Spain.