ENG vs ESP, Euro 2024 Final: Spain teenager Lamine Yamal breaks Pele's 66

ENG vs ESP, Euro 2024 Final: Spain teenager Lamine Yamal breaks Pele's 66

Spain's boy wonder Lamine Yamal broke yet another record in the ongoing Euro 2024 - this time of legendary Brazilian footballer Pele.  Yamal, who celebrated his 17th birthday on Saturday (Jul 13), is now the youngest player to feature in a major tournament's final (UEFA or EURO) at 17 years and one day. He reached the milestone after being named in Spain's starting XI vs England in the Euro 2024 Final on Sunday (Jul 14) in Berlin, Germany.

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Lamine Yamal celebrates with the trophy. The Spaniard was chosen as the best young player of the tournament. Source: EFE Photographer: FILIP SINGER

Lamine Yamal wrote another historical chapter in his short football career on Sunday. The young Spanish international was bet on as a starter for the Euro'2024 final against England and became the youngest ever to participate in a final of a major tournament. Otherwise, and with only 17 years and a day, Yamal broke Pelé's record, who at the World Cup'1958 had reached the final at just 17 years and 249 days. It should be remembered that Yamal had…

Spanish forward will become the youngest ever to participate in a final of a major national team competition