‘Not the right time to win it’ – Lamine Yamal reveals why it was ‘really good’ to miss out on Ballon d’Or to Ousmane Dembele

From Barca Blaugranes

Lamine Yamal finished as runner-up to Ousmane Dembele at the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards and the teenager has admitted he thought he was going to win. However, Yamal has also revealed why he thinks missing out on the coveted prize may actually be good for him and that he was happy to see Dembele scoop [...]