US EditionSoccer-Yamal Made Big Ballon d'Or Statement Against France, Says De La Fuente
- On June 5, 2025, Spain triumphed over France with a 5-4 scoreline in the Nations League semifinal match held in Stuttgart, featuring standout performances from Lamine Yamal and Ousmane Dembele.
- The match gained significance as both Yamal and Dembele, leading Ballon d’Or contenders, sought to strengthen their candidacies amid their prolific club and international campaigns.
- Seventeen-Year-Old Yamal scored two goals with notable dribbling and finishing, while Dembele also scored, showcasing his creativity and form after a tactical shift at PSG.
- Social media praised Yamal as possibly the world’s best player now, but he emphasized the Ballon d’Or should reward season-long excellence, not just one match performance.
- Spain’s win advanced them to face Portugal in the final, and the intense duel between Yamal and Dembele highlights a generational shift with implications for the season’s top individual honor.
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Author of a big performance this Thursday against France, Lamine Yamal is "the best player in the world" according to Luis de la Fuente, Spain's selector.
Soccer-Yamal made big Ballon d'Or statement against France, says De la Fuente
(Reuters) -Lamine Yamal's match-winning performance against France in the semi-finals of the Nations League on Thursday has underlined his Ballon d'Or credentials, said Spain manager Luis de la Fuente. Read full story
Lamine Yamal was almost unstoppable for the French defenders during France's spectacular victory over Spain. Spanish national coach Luis de la Fuente let slip that the 17-year-old Barcelona attacker deserves the Ballon d'Or. Yamal himself prefers to remain silent about that election.
The attack of the Blues has long suffered from the comparison with that of the Roja of a stunning Yamal Lamine before recovering and driving mad the second period.
The vanity of football is represented by the Golden Ball, a commercial success that pulls the protagonists out of the green to place them on the red carpet, but that doesn't always make...
Little, to say nothing, remains of that Luis de la Fuente who was presented as an absolute Spanish coach a distant December of 2022. Days before, Spain had given himself a beat of those who resound with force before Morocco in the Qatar World Cup and Luis Enrique had been ceased as coach of the national team. Luis Rubiales and Albert Luque, team leaders of all at that time, elected the Riojano, a man of the house, a man of Federation. 907 days a…
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