Spain: Yamal's father makes headlines ahead of France clash

Just hours before the semi-final between Spain and France, a team of journalists approached the father of Lamine Yamal to congratulate him in a park in Spain. But Mounir Nasraoui had a very strong reaction.

Clearly annoyed at being filmed, Yamal's father stood up and asked those present to stop recording and leave him alone. "Please, don't film me. Thank you," he snapped at a journalist.

"You don't have to congratulate me," he added. He also became irritated when the journalists refused to leave: "What do you want, for me to throw your phone or what?" The video has been widely shared on social media.

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