A stunning Lamine Yamal strike helped crown Barcelona LaLiga champions with a 2-0 win at local rivals Espanyol on Thursday, with victory ensuring Real Madrid cannot catch them at the top of the table. Yamal’s effort and Fermin Lopez’s goal took Hansi Flick’s side seven points clear of Los Blancos with two matches remaining, to clinch Barcelona’s 28th title and …

Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal has clinched the Golden Boy Award as the Best Young Player for 2024 after seeing off competition from 24 other nominees to claim the highly coveted trophy. The Golden Boy Award is an annual honour presented by the Italian sports newspaper Tuttosport. A panel of selected journalists from some of Europe’s top newspapers served as jurors …

Nigerian winger Chidera Ejuke is on the ascendancy in Europe, being ranked top among players with the most successful dribbles in Europe’s Top 5 leagues. The 26-year-old has completed 23 dribbles this season, one more than Barcelona wonder kid Lamine Yamal. Ejuke’s compatriot and in-form Nantes forward, Moses Simon, is number six in the rankings and leads the French Ligue …

Spain’s teenage prodigy Lamine Yamal said Thursday in a televised interview that he hopes “never” to leave Barcelona because he wants to be “a legend” at the club. Yamal made his Barcelona debut aged 15 in April 2023 and burst into the limelight last season, becoming a key player for the Catalan giants. “I hope I never leave (Barcelona), I …

European football body (UEFA) has released the men and women list for the 2024 Ballon d’Or nominees. The list was revealed in a tweet on Ballon d’Or’s on their Official X page on Wednesday. Below is the full list of the 2024 Ballon d’Or nominees Men’s nominees Jude Bellingham (England and Real Madrid) Ruben Dias (Portugal and Manchester City) Phil …

Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal became La Liga’s youngest-ever goal scorer when he struck against Granada on Sunday. The Spanish winger scored at 16 years and 87 days old, taking the record from Malaga’s Fabrice Olinga, who scored at 16 years and 98 days in 2012. With Barcelona two goals down, Yamal pulled them back into the game when Joao Felix …