Award won
La Liga
Lamine Yamal backed to break Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or record but won't get close to Lionel Messi
Summarised by MatchPal
The 19-year-old Barcelona winger is backed to become the youngest Ballon d'Or winner, breaking Ronaldo Nazário's record from 1997.
Lamine Yamal has been tipped to win this year's Ballon d'Or and become the youngest recipient of the award in history. The Barcelona winger, who scored against PSG this season, has already accumulated double figures in both goals and assists across 12 appearances. Yamal was runner-up last year and has won the Kopa Trophy for the past two seasons. If he wins, he would break Ronaldo Nazário's record as the youngest winner, who claimed the award aged 21 in 1997.
Summary by MatchPal from the original report at talksport.com. Reporting and images belong to the source.
In this story
Clubs
People
L. Yamal Nasraoui Ebana
Reports on this story
UK timesReported3 reports from 3 outlets. First reported by talkSPORT, Fri 09:00.
- RMC Sport
- Mundo Deportivo
- talkSPORT
- "It will be impossible to stay at the top as long as we did," Lewandowski warns the new generationRMC Sport
- Lewandowski: "I hope Lamine Yamal wins the Ballon d'Or"Mundo Deportivo
- Lamine Yamal backed to break Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or record but won't get close to Lionel MessitalkSPORTThis article
Next on TV
UK timesLa Liga · Matchweek 11
FC Barcelona v 
Deportivo AlavésSat, 31 Oct 2026No UK TV listing yetKick-off 20:00 UK time, Sat, 31 Oct 2026Remind me
