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The incredible hidden meaning behind Lamine Yamal's goal celebration in Spain's win over France

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Updated 10:18 10 Jul 2024 GMT+1Published 09:55 10 Jul 2024 GMT+1

The incredible hidden meaning behind Lamine Yamal's goal celebration in Spain's win over France

There is a unique story behind Lamine Yamal's goal celebration.

Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton

Lamine Yamal performed a celebration with an incredible meaning after he scored for Spain against France.

On Tuesday Spain beat France 2-1 in the Euro 2024 semi-finals, booking their place in a major tournament final for the first time since 2012.

Spain went into the clash as the favourites, but they suffered an early set-back when Randal Kolo Muani headed France ahead after nine minutes.

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That seemed to jolt Luis de la Fuente's side into life, and they equalised 12 minutes later when Lamine Yamal curled a sumptuous strike into the top corner off the post.

Dani Olmo, starting in place of the injured Pedri, put Spain ahead a few minutes later with France unable not muster a reply.

16-year-old sensation Yamal was rightly named player of the match, not just because of his goal but also his relentless running and trickery on the right flank.

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What might have gone unnoticed though was the celebration he performed after scoring and the incredible story behind it.

As he does after every goal he scores, Yamal made a hand gestured showing the numbers '304', the post code number of Rocafonda, the working class neighbourhood he grew up in in Catalonia.

He does this as a dig at the Spanish far-right political party Vox, who have previously described Rocafonda as a "multicultural dunghill."

Despite only being 16, Yamal has already been subject to racism.

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According to Diario Red, Yamal regularly received abused while playing in minor categories. When he appeared in a video with teammates wearing a Morocco shirt, far-right figures were up in arms.

Earlier this year, Spanish commentator was sacked for a racist slur he made about Yamal live on air.

Yamal's father, Mounir, was recently fined €600 for throwing eggs at a Vox campaign tent in Rocafonda while shouting "fascists" and "racists."

In court he said: "I had my motives. I am a human being. On that day my son was travelling with the Spanish national team to represent this country and these racists came [to our neighbourhood] and stood next to a school where there are people of all kinds of races."

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Yamal and his Spain teammates will take on either England or the Netherlands in the final of Euro 2024 on Sunday.

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Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Euro 2024, Spain, France, Lamine Yamal, Racism, UEFA

Alex Brotherton
Alex Brotherton

Alex Brotherton is a journalist at SPORTbible. He has previously worked with publications including the Manchester Evening News, GOAL and BBC Sport. He is a football fanatic, but also dabbles in tennis and American football. He can often be found watching dreadful non-league football.

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