‘P*** Spain’: Spain’s Ferran Torres World Cup mural vandalized in Barcelona | Football News
A mural celebrating Spain’s World Cup-winning hero Ferran Torres was vandalized less than 24 hours after it appeared in Barcelona, according to a report from Spanish outlet Dairo AS. The artwork, created by Barcelona-based street artist TVBoy in the city’s Gràcia neighborhood, honors Torres after he scored the winning goal in Spain’s 2026 World Cup final victory over Argentina. The mural shows Torres kissing the World Cup trophy with the words “Making history” and two stars representing Spain’s two World Cup titles. It also happened after Torres celebrated the title wearing a hat that read “Make Spain Great Again.”Shortly after it was unveiled, the mural was painted over several times. The first graffiti read “P*** Spain,” before it was changed to “Spain”.By Wednesday morning, the wall displayed the message “volem seleccions catalanes” (“we want the Catalan national teams”), reflecting the ongoing political tension around Catalan identity.The Barcelona City Council later stepped in, cleaned the wall and painted it black.According to TVBoy, the mural had already made an impact before it was vandalized. Recalling a moment while he was painting, he said, “A woman passed by and shouted; ‘Mom, it’s Ferran Torres!’ I smiled. Then I understood that art also connects generations.”Despite lasting a little over a day, the mural sparked conversation beyond football, highlighting how sport, art and politics often intersect in Barcelona.
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