YAMAL'S BALLON D'OR REBELLION: "I WON'T BEG ANYONE"

Reporter: "The current Ballon d'Or holder Dembele didn't include you in his top 3 players of the season." Lamine Yamal: "Who?" Reporter: "Dembele." Lamine Yamal: "Kylian's friend, right? I am very happy with the season I had. I guess every time we met, I did something that made them dislike me. That is normal. I don't need to run a campaign like some people to win the Ballon d'Or. I won LALIGA and the World Cup. I won't beg anyone."

Spanish football and Barcelona's golden boy Lamine Yamal dropped a bombshell with his sarcastic and harsh answers to the Ballon d'Or questions directed at him during a press conference. The young talent used highly striking expressions after the current holder of the Ballon d'Or, Ousmane Dembele, did not include him among the best three players. Ignoring Dembele at first upon the reporter's question and calling him "Kylian Mbappe's friend," Yamal made an open reference to his rival with this ironic attitude. Drawing attention with his self-confidence in front of the microphone as much as his talent on the pitch, the star player clearly revealed the pride he felt in his performance and the major trophies he won last season. Implying that he dominated Dembele and his teammates in the matches they played, Yamal stated that this situation might have created a personal antipathy. Reminding that he won championships in two of the biggest organizations in the football world, such as La Liga and the World Cup, the talented player emphasized that he has no intention of lobbying or campaigning for individual awards.

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