Footballer Yamal's girlfriend hits back at online hate over relationship rumors

Footballer Lamine Yamal, 19, recently celebrated a World Cup victory and a new relationship with 21-year-old influencer Inés García Santos. After sharing vacation photos, the couple faced a barrage of negative comments on social media.

Rumors spread online, alleging Santos abandoned a five-year relationship for Yamal, cheated on her ex-partner, and was motivated by fame and money. These claims suggested she would leave Yamal if she found someone richer or more famous. No reliable sources substantiated these rumors.

Despite the lack of evidence, the hate comments persisted. According to Spanish newspaper "Marca," Santos eventually addressed the situation on social media. She revealed that reading the comments for hours had taken a toll, and she never imagined her relationship with Yamal would lead to such negativity.

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Behind this account is someone who feels, who cries, who makes mistakes and who doesn't stop being human just because they are in a relationship.

"Behind this account is someone who feels, who cries, who makes mistakes and who doesn't stop being human just because they are in a relationship," she stated. Santos distinguished between sharing an opinion and engaging in hours of insults and ridicule. "I don't want anyone to like me. I just ask for a little empathy. A little humanity. Because nobody deserves to receive hundreds or thousands of hate messages," she explained in her post.

García's relationship with Yamal became public in May following FC Barcelona's season-ending dinner. Since then, the influencer has regularly shared photos from the World Cup.

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I don't want anyone to like me. I just ask for a little empathy. A little humanity. Because nobody deserves to receive hundreds or thousands of hate messages.