Lamine Yamal Unfollow Alex Padilla On Instagram Sparks Breakup Rumors (Image-Instagram/lamineyamalvx)

Teenage football sensation Lamine Yamal unfollowed his recently revealed girlfriend Alex Padilla, reacting to the video which surfaced online showing her sitting on another guy’s lap. So, what’s the issue?

The world of sports and social media collided with the dramatic turnovers around the Spain football player Lamine Yamal, and his influencer girlfriend, Alex Padilla. Lamine Yamal, who just made his relationship official with his girlfriend  Alex Padilla during the Euro 2024 final, has been thrust into the limelight not just for their budding romance but for the ensuing drama that unfolded on Instagram.

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Making their relationship official the pair also traveled to Milan together, spotted by keen-eyed users at the airport checking in for their flight. They also went to Greece, sharing the same image of breakfast with an ocean view from their luxurious apartment in separate Instagram posts.

And everything went smoothly until the controversial video surfaced online. During Izan Fernández’s Instagram live, Padilla was heard saying, ‘Stop it, you’re going to ruin me,’ as she tells the man during the live stream before it switches off. Soon after this, the young football player also unfollowed Padilla from his Instagram, which raised controversies. The social media was flooded with the opinions of users accusing the influencer of cheating Lamine Yamal.

Full video of Alex Padilla cheating on Lamine yamal 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/7Wy7UN6EMz

— Yamal is the Goat (@Fcb_miji) July 28, 2024

However, a report from Sports Pulse suggests that a closer examination of the footage posted by, Ivan Fernandez, revealed that there was no contact between Padilla and the mystery man, and the slowed-down clip confirmed that Padilla was simply sitting on a stool, debunking the false narratives that had spread like wildfire.

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So, the social media influencer  Padilla, a 20-year-old is a student based in Barcelona, is reportedly studying in the city, as per reports. In reacting to the cheating allegations, Alex Padilla, who faced a severe backlash and online abuse, deactivated her Instagram account, which had amassed over 500,000 followers as of July 28. But before the online disappearance, the influencer made sure to address the rumors via an Instagram post expressing her innocence, where she wrote “I ain’t climbed on no dudes’ legs, I was just sitting on a stool in between”.