Harsh words from Lamine Yamal’s father after Ballon d’Or snub

There were nary surprises astatine the past Ballon d'Or ceremony. Ousmane Dembele was voted the champion subordinate successful 2025, portion Lamine Yamal had to settee for the champion young subordinate award, his 2nd specified grant successful a row. The young endowment is lone 18 years old, and the full ceremonial successful the French superior lasted from 8 p.m. to astir 11 pm.

The determination by France Football and the 100 journalists who voted has provoked mixed reactions. Especially from the Yamal family, which came successful afloat unit – grandmother, father, parent and the astir important radical astir him. The young footballer's absorption a fewer moments aft Dembele won the Ballon d'Or rapidly went viral.

Mounir Nasaroui, Lamine's father, did not fell his dissatisfaction. On the amusement "El Chiringuito", helium was precise direct: 

"I deliberation it's the biggest... I won't accidental theft, but motivation harm inflicted connected a quality being." He continued: “Lamine Yamal is by acold the champion subordinate successful the world, by a immense margin. Not due to the fact that helium is my son, but due to the fact that helium is the champion subordinate successful the world. I don’t deliberation helium has a rival. Dembele? He is good, but not astatine my son’s level.”

Finally, the begetter made it clear: 

“Lamine is Lamine Yamal, we person to accidental that thing precise unusual has happened here. Next twelvemonth the Ballon d’Or volition beryllium Spanish.”

Yamal reacts

However, Lamine himself was not disappointed. Although helium wanted the Ballon d’Or, helium knows that helium is lone 18 years aged and that sooner oregon aboriginal helium volition get the award. He besides admitted that Dembele’s nationalist squad and nationality played an important role. During the ceremony, helium besides noticed the beardown enactment of the Parisian crowd, who chanted for the PSG star.

“God has a cleanable plan, you person to ascent to scope the top. Happy for the Kop trophy for the 2nd clip and congratulations to Dembele connected the grant for a large season,” Yamal wrote.

He is presently recovering from an wounded helium sustained with the Spanish nationalist team, and is expected to beryllium acceptable for the lucifer against Real Sociedad adjacent weekend. Before that, Barcelona plays distant to Oviedo. At the commencement of the caller season, helium scored 2 goals and 2 assists, portion helium missed the past 3 games owed to injury, including the lucifer against Newcastle successful the Champions League erstwhile his squad won 2:1.