Lamine Yamal

Ronaldo tops Forbes list for 2025 highest earners, Yamal breaks into top 10

Cristiano Ronaldo continues to dominate football’s financial rankings after being named the highest-paid player in the world for 2025 by Forbes, Afrosport reports. The 40-year-old forward tops the list ahead of Lionel Messi, while teenage star Lamine Yamal makes history with a first-ever appearance. The Forbes list, which tracks player earnings from salaries, bonuses and club image rights for the 2025–26 season, highlights the sport’s biggest...

2025 Ballon d’Or: Yamal wins back-to-back Kopa Trophy awards

Yamal: Flick confident Ballon d’Or disappointment will improve Barcelona star

by Kunle Fayiga

24 September 2025

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick believes the disappointment of Lamine Yamal not winning the 2025 Ballon d’Or will drive him to reach greater heights in the future, Afrosport reports. The 18-year-old Spaniard of Moroccan and Equatorial Guinean heritage won back-to-back Kopa trophies for best young player, making him the first player to win the award consecutively. He was tipped to win the men’s award but lost...

2025 Ballon d’Or: Yamal wins back-to-back Kopa Trophy awards

by Kunle Fayiga

22 September 2025

Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal was the recipient of back-to-back Kopa Trophy awards as the best young player in the world at the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday, Afrosport reports. The 18-year-old of Moroccan and Equatorial Guinean heritage won the award last year after a breakout 2023-24 season with the Blaugrana and the Spain national team. He took things up a notch during the...

2025 Ballon d’Or: Who are the favourites to be crowned best player in the world?

by Kunle Fayiga

22 September 2025

It is that time of the year when the football world will be focused on the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, where the 2025 Ballon d'Or will be handed to the best player in the world. The prestigious award has drawn a lot of debate and reaction down the years, from the obvious wins, such as Lionel Messi in 2012, to the contencious like Franck Ribery...

2025 Ballon d’Or: Spotlight on football’s biggest individual prize over the last 20 years

Ronaldinho to present 2025 Ballon d’Or as Dembele and Yamal lead race

by Ibikunle Salako

22 September 2025

Brazilian legend Ronaldinho will present the 2025 Ballon d’Or in Paris on Monday night, with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain stars competing for football’s most prestigious individual honour, Afrosport reports. PSG forward Ousmane Dembélé and Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal are the leading contenders for the Golden Ball, which will be awarded at the Theatre du Châtelet. Dembélé enjoyed the finest season of his career, scoring 35 goals...

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Ronaldo tops Forbes list for 2025 highest earners, Yamal breaks into top 10

Yamal: Flick confident Ballon d’Or disappointment will improve Barcelona star

2025 Ballon d’Or: Yamal wins back-to-back Kopa Trophy awards

2025 Ballon d’Or: Who are the favourites to be crowned best player in the world?

Ronaldinho to present 2025 Ballon d’Or as Dembele and Yamal lead race

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