
Ballon d'Or Controversy: Father's Fury Ignites Soccer Star Feud
Mounir Nasraoui, the father of Lamine Yamal , did not take his son’s defeat against Ousmane Dembélé in the Ballon d’Or vote well.

Mounir Nasraoui, the father of Lamine Yamal , did not take his son’s defeat against Ousmane Dembélé in the Ballon d’Or vote well.

Unsurprisingly, the French international winger of PSG Ousmane Dembélé was crowned Ballon d’Or 2025. A crowning achievement for someone whose life has positively changed after his marriage to a Moroccan woman in Morocco in 2021.

FC Barcelona striker Lamine Yamal recently opened up about his family’s journey in an interview with the podcast "Resonancia de Corazón". The 18-year-old Spanish international traces the origins of his parents, who arrived from Morocco and Guinea, and describes a childhood that shaped his path.

If there is a challenge that Morocco must meet before hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) and the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal, it is certainly the banishment of incivility, a daily scourge. A survey conducted in May reveals that the phenomenon has spread throughout the kingdom.

Major land works aimed at improving infrastructure, particularly in the vicinity of the Ibn Battouta stadium, have been undertaken as part of the preparations for Morocco’s hosting of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) and the 2030 World Cup. Several demolitions have been carried out by the authorities.

Moroccan midfielder Sofyan Amrabat was unfairly penalized during a match between Betis and Real Sociedad, which ended in a victory for his club (3-1).

Real Madrid, which has decided to "sponsor" Abderrahim Ouhida , the Moroccan boy who lost his entire family in the earthquake in Al Haouz, Morocco in September 2023, has made another gesture towards the young man and his family this week.

In the perspective of organizing the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025), Morocco has decided to impose a temporary visa called the CAN e-visa (AEVM) on the participating countries, including countries usually exempted from entry visas such as Tunisia.

Several Moroccan U20 players have refused to defend the colors of the Moroccan flag at the 2025 U20 World Cup to be held in Chile. This emerged from the press conference held on Friday at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Salé by coach Mohamed Ouahbi, to present the list of players selected for the competition.

The influencer Savage Petrov declared, in a video published Tuesday on TikTok, that wearing the FC Barcelona jersey is haram (sin) due to the presence of a cross in the crest of the Catalan club.

The Moroccan national football team continues its ascent in the global hierarchy. In the new ranking published by FIFA on Thursday, September 18, the Atlas Lions have gained one place to reach the 11th position worldwide, thus surpassing Germany.

PSG has started the defense of its European crown in style. Against Atalanta, swept away 4-0 at the Parc des Princes, the Parisians rolled out convincing football despite the offensive absences. In this collective recital, Achraf Hakimi played his role as the metronome of the right flank, between flashes and discipline.