Spain’s Lamine Yamal, 16, erases record once held by Pele; Free agency fuels movement in NBA Power Rankings

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 SPAIN AND ARGENTINA

The kid is all right. In fact, he’s more than all right. He’s a burgeoning superstar.

And he is, indeed, just a kid. Like a 16-year-old-and-still-doing-homework kid. Lamine Yamal delivered a stunning goal under the brightest of lights, and four minutes later Dani Olmo provided the game winner as Spain rallied past France, 2-1, for a spot in Sunday’s Euro 2024 final.

Randal Kolo Muani scored a header in the ninth minute to give Les Bleus the lead (and their first goal from open play all tournament), but Yamal leveled with a wondrous, curling strike from long range a dozen minutes later. The Barcelona youngster has been called the future of the sport. But moments like that show he might just be an emerging force in the present, James Benge writes.

Benge:“These are the sorts of moments that end up immortalized in the footballing annals. … The legend had been whispered of ahead of these championships, the promise of seeing a future great take…


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Author : Zachary Pereles

Publish date : 2024-07-10 13:04:55

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