Yamal after third-place Ballon d'Or finish: "It will arrive, beautiful things require time"

The 19-year-old Barcelona winger finished third in the Ballon d'Or voting and won the Kopa Trophy for the third consecutive year.

Lamine Yamal finished third in the 2024 Ballon d'Or voting and claimed the Kopa Trophy as the world's best young player for the third year running. The Barcelona winger, still only 19, expressed confidence that the main award will come in time, posting on Instagram: "It will arrive. Beautiful things require time. Without rush, with the serenity that one day my moment will come." Yamal acknowledged the disappointment of missing out on the top prize but emphasized his focus has returned to helping Barcelona win trophies, writing that his attention is now on "bringing Barcelona back to victory."