Quotes
Lamine Yamal finally congratulates Harry Kane on Ballon d'Or win after disrespect row
Summarised by MatchPal
Yamal congratulated Kane on winning the Ballon d'Or after earlier criticism, though he avoided naming the Bayern Munich forward.
Lamine Yamal has finally congratulated Harry Kane on winning the Ballon d'Or award, ending a period of tension following the Barcelona forward's earlier criticism of the decision. Kane claimed the prize ahead of Yamal and Kylian Mbappe, with supporters of both players questioning the outcome. Yamal's congratulations notably stopped short of naming Kane directly, reflecting the lingering friction between the two camps.
Summary by MatchPal from the original report at dailymail.com. Reporting and images belong to the source.
In this story
Clubs
People
H. Kane
L. Yamal Nasraoui Ebana
K. Mbappé
Reports on this story
UK timesStrong111 reports from 22 outlets. First reported by Fabrizio Romano, Sun 20:46. The 9 newest are listed here.
- ESPN
- Fabrizio Romano
- r/soccer
- Sky Sport Italia
- BBC Sport
- Sky Sports
- The Guardian
- RMC Sport
- Voetbal International
- Diario AS
- Kicker
- The Independent
- NOS
- Florian Plettenberg
- CBS Sports
- The Athletic
- Mundo Deportivo
- Evening Standard
- talkSPORT
- Ben Jacobs
- MailOnline
- Mirror
- Lamine Yamal finally congratulates Harry Kane on Ballon d'Or win after disrespect rowMailOnlineThis article
- "My time will come": Lamine Yamal breaks silence after third-place Ballon d'Or finishRMC Sport
- Yamal reacts to missing Ballon d'Or: 'Good things take time'Voetbal International
- Lamine speaks out on Ballon d'Or: "It will come"Mundo Deportivo
- Lamine Yamal's uncle makes shock Harry Kane claim after Ballon d'Or win: 'Everyone knows'Evening Standard
Next on TV
UK times
DFB Pokal
FC Bayern München v 
MagdeburgWed, 28 Oct 2026
