Gerard Deulofeu has hailed Lamine Yamal as the game's finest creator and insists the 18-year-old already merits Ballon d’Or ...

UEFA Champions League winners and Women's Euro champions dominated the list of Ballon d'Or nominees, with Thursday's ...

Another star-studded Ballon d'Or nominees list has been announced. So The Athletic’s experts made their cases for who should ...

Barcelona have rounded off their preseason campaign with a dominant 5-0 win over Como in the Joan Gamper Trophy.Player ...

The shortlists for the 2025 Ballon d’Or have been announced, with Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Ousmane Dembele among the ...

LIVERPOOL legend Steven Gerrard believes ‘incredible’ Michael Owen was better then BOTH Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe as a ...

Former France midfielder Alain Giresse has claimed that Barcelona star Lamine Yamal does not deserve to win the Ballon d'Or ...

Former France midfielder Alain Giresse believes Ousmane Dembele is the leading candidate to claim the Ballon d’Or and says ...

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has said that he believes Michael Owen was a better player as a teenager than Lamine Yamal ...

A new Ballon d'Or rankings put together from fans' vote has emerged online. Mohamed Salah is joint top with Ousmane Dembele and ahead of Lamine Yamal.

In addition to being one of the favorites to win the Ballon d’Or, Lamine Yamal has been nominated for another major award—one that neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo ever received.

What exactly is this record, and how does it tie him to the legacies of Messi and Ronaldo? The answer lies deeper in his journey to the top.