{"id":7897,"date":"2026-07-15T17:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/world-cup-spain-and-barcelona-star-yamals-home-hit-by-attempted-burglary\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T17:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:36:03","slug":"world-cup-spain-and-barcelona-star-yamals-home-hit-by-attempted-burglary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/07\/15\/world-cup-spain-and-barcelona-star-yamals-home-hit-by-attempted-burglary\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup: Spain and Barcelona star Yamal\u2019s home hit by attempted burglary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/fifa-world-cup-2026\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"22.5\" width=\"222.75\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Post-Label-Image-Option-1-1780213226.png?fit=396%2C40&#038;quality=80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"World Cup 2026 post label\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Lamine Yamal\u2019s targeted home was formerly owned by Barca great Gerard Pique and Colombian music star Shakira.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Burglars tried to break in to the Barcelona home of Spain football star Lamine Yamal, shortly after he helped La Roja reach their second World Cup final on Wednesday, police and media said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was an attempted\u201d burglary \u201cat a home in Esplugues de Llobregat\u201d in Barcelona\u2019s outskirts, a spokesperson for Catalan regional police told the news agency AFP.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/2026\/7\/15\/video-world-cup-2026-highlights\">VIDEO: Spain defeats France to reach FIFA World Cup final<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/2026\/7\/15\/photos-france-fireworks-fade-as-spain-march-into-world-cup-final\">Photos: Spain ends Mbappe and France\u2019s World Cup dream to reach final<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/7\/15\/spain-france-world-cup-semifinal-luis-de-la-fuente-2010-title\">Spain recapture 2010 spirit after reaching World Cup final: De la Fuente<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/7\/15\/england-argentina-fifa-world-cup-semifinal-thomas-tuchel\">\u2018We have not peaked yet\u2019, says Tuchel before England-Argentina semifinal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The force declined to identify the property\u2019s owner for privacy reasons, but Barcelona-based daily La Vanguardia said the house belonged to the 19-year-old Spain forward.<\/p>\n<p>Two people wearing balaclavas climbed onto the house\u2019s wall but were surprised by private security guards and fled, La Vanguardia reported.<\/p>\n<p>The newspaper said Yamal\u2019s house is well known because it once belonged to Barcelona football great Gerard Pique and his ex-partner, Colombian music star Shakira, when they lived together in the Catalan capital.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s incident occurred early in the morning, moments after Spain completed their 2-0 victory over France in Texas to qualify for the World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p>Yamal won a first-half penalty that Mikel Oyarzabal converted to open the scoring. The forward also helped Barca defend La Liga, the Spanish domestic league title, last season.<\/p>\n<p>In Madrid, Karim Benzema, Rodrygo and Dani Carvajal are among the football stars to have suffered break-ins at their homes in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Spain will face either Argentina or England in Sunday\u2019s finale to the 2026 edition of FIFA\u2019s global showpiece event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lamine Yamal\u2019s targeted home was formerly owned by Barca great Gerard Pique and Colombian music star Shakira. 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