Spanish government demand investigation into footballer Lamine Yamal's birthday party after 'dwarves exploited'

Footballer Lamine Yamal may have his way on the field but his real-life antics have caused trouble as the Spanish government are looking to investigate his recent birthday party, which featured dwarves being 'exploited' and 'models and escorts.'

The Barcelona star recently turned 18 and threw a lavish party complete with fellow players, models and rappers, allegedly paying 'women with certain breast sizes' and people with Dwarfism to attend his mafia-themed event.

But the government condemned the party and demanded a probe into it, which could mean the footballing star is hit with a hefty fine if found guilty.

The General Director of Disability in the government, Jesús Martín, wants ministers to approve an investigation, which, according to Spanish news site Marca, could see Yamal face a fine of up to £867,000.

The director said: "We are concerned that people with money, people with power, believe themselves to be unpunished. The law is for everyone, for the humble and for the powerful."

Yamal hasn't responded to the criticism yet, but has shared images of the birthday on his Instagram, amassing more than three million likes, as well as a teaser trailer of the event on his account.

Yamal is also being blasted for his choice to allegedly pay women to attend, with one Spanish model Claudio Calvo, saying she was offered payment to attend.

The model, who was Miss Teenager Spain 2021 and Miss Teenager Europe 2022, claimed the organisers sought to hire 12 blonde women with specific breast sizes.

"They asked for blonde girls with a certain breast size," she claimed. "I have screenshots of everything, the conversations, they told me that the fee would be a certain amount between 10,000 and 20,000 euros," she told Tardear TV.

"But the truth is that you don't really know what you're getting into, because they don't tell you what they really expect from you beyond 'having a good time' at the party."

Other organisations, including The Association of People with Achondroplasia and Other Skeletal Dysplasias with Dwarfism (ADEE), also condemned the athlete and threatened legal action.

They wrote in a statement: "The ADEE, a member organization of the Spanish Confederation of People with Physical and Organic Disabilities (COCEMFE), condemns and publicly denounces the hiring of people with dwarfism as part of the entertainment at the recent 18th birthday party of soccer player Lamine Yamal.

"The Association announces that it will take legal and social action to safeguard the dignity of people with disabilities, considering that these actions violate not only current legislation but also the fundamental ethical values of a society that seeks to be egalitarian and respectful."