What Yamal Is Doing At 16 Is Applaudable – Rice

England midfielder, Declan Rice has come out to blast Adrien Rabiot and other France players for their harsh comments about Spain forward, Lamine Yamal. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, Rabiot was very wrong to criticize the youngster ahead of the semi–final clash, and the French players had no right to talk the teenager down like that.

Rice added that what Yamal has done at Barcelona as a 16-year-old is definitely applaudable.

His words, “As soon as we won the game the other day, I saw a stat that said he was 12 when COVID hit. That’s pretty scary! It shows how good he is. He’s 16, I don’t know why the French players would talk a player down like that.

What he’s done at Barcelona as a 16-year-old, you have to applaud it. Me, as a football fan as well as a player, you have to respect it. Sometimes you have to say at 16, wow, it shows a lot of guts to play for Barcelona, but also to do what he’s doing at his age, it’s really special.”

WOW.

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, 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.

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as “The Classic” (El Clásico).

From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians, seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War. Over the years, the head-to-head record between the two clubs is 102 victories for Madrid, 100 victories for Barcelona, and 52 draws.