US Edition‘Moral Damage’—Lamine Yamal’s Father Fumes over Ballon d’or Snub
Mounir Nasraoui criticized the Ballon d'Or outcome as a 'moral injury' after his son Lamine Yamal finished second despite a strong season with 18 goals and 25 assists.
- Ousmane Dembélé won the 2025 Ballon d'Or at a gala in Paris, with Lamine Yamal finishing second and receiving the Kopa Trophy for best young player.
- Dembélé earned the award after scoring 35 goals, providing 16 assists, and helping PSG secure a domestic treble and their first Champions League title in 2024–25.
- Lamine Yamal's father, Mounir Nasraoui, criticized the decision as a 'moral damage' and claimed his son, who won the Kopa Trophy twice, is the world’s best player by far.
- France Football editor-in-chief Vincent Garcia revealed that Dembélé secured the Ballon d’Or by a significant lead, and in his acceptance speech, Dembélé expressed gratitude towards PSG, his teammates, family, and club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi.
- The event highlights a generational rivalry as Yamal is expected to win future Ballon d'Ors, while Dembélé’s success signals PSG’s rise, with Nasraoui pledging Yamal will claim the award next year.
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Lamine Yamal has spoken out and sent a message to Ousmane Dembele after the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony held at the Théâtre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday evening. Dembele became the first Paris Saint-Germain player in history to win the Ballon d'Or for his performances for the French club, after 35 goals and 16 assists last season. The Frenchman is believed to have won the vote easily ahead of Yamal, with his Paris teammate Vitinha completing the…
The striker of Barcelona was overtaken by Dembélé in the handing over of the Golden Ball. Yamal’s father believes it is an attack on his son’s morale
The father of Barcelona football player Lamin Jamal accused the participants of voting for the Ballon d'Or of causing moral damage to his son by not awarding him the prestigious award.
After the Dembélé-Triumph Mounir Nasraoui denounces the Ballon-de-Or decision. For Lamine Yamal remains a special consolation.
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