Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal has opened up on the moment he thought he had secured the Ballon d’Or award. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Admitting that he really thought he bagged the plaque at some point, the teenager admitted that failing to beat Ousmane Dembele to the award actually served as a vital catalyst for his recent personal growth and maturity.
Yamal added that he didn’t win the latest Ballon d’Or because it simply wasn’t the right time.
His words, “To be honest, that day I thought I was going to win it.
I honestly believe it was good for me that Dembele won it, so that I could develop. Perhaps it wasn’t the right time for me.
I was just a kid; you get butterflies because it’s an international tournament. I learnt to stay calmer. The matches are long, and so are the tournaments. You always finish better than you start.”
WOW.
Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million.
The official Barcelona anthem is the “Cant del Barça”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.
In March 2021, Lionel Messi overtook Xavi’s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.
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