Lamine Yamal, the rising star of FC Barcelona, has made headlines by choosing Neymar Jr. as his biggest footballing idol, surprisingly overlooking Lionel Messi, Afrosport reports. The 17-year-old has been a revelation since making his debut last season, going on to represent Spain and win the Euro 2024 championship in Germany. The rise of Yamal has been compared with Messi who is regarded as arguably the...
Barcelona star Lamine Yamal took part in a training session ahead of the team's Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Athletic Bilbao in Jeddah on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The 17-year-old has been sidelined with an ankle injury, last featuring in the shock 1-0 loss at home to Leganes on December 15th. Head coach Hansi Flick revealed in a press conference on Tuesday that Yamal is ready to...
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior were in attendance alongside a host of past and present football stars, managers, and experts at the 2024 Globe Soccer Awards held in Dubai on Friday, Afrosport reports. The Globe Soccer Awards, which celebrates outstanding performances in football over the past year, held its 15th annual gala in the capital city of the United...
The 2024 sport calendar year offered so many unbelievable moments that made it a truly remarkable and memorable one. It would be almost impossible to list everything as it might not be exhausted so Afrosport ranks the top 10 sporting moments of the year. 1.) Tebogo wins Africa's Olympic spring gold Letsile Tebogo was no doubt a fast sprinter but coming up again Noah Lyles at the...
Barcelona wonder kid Lamine Yamal has stated that he wants to win every available trophy including the Champions League following his feat as 2024 Golden Boy, Afrosport reports. Yamal was unable to attend the award presentation gala in Italy as he was still recovering from the hamstring injury he sustained in Sunday's La Liga home loss to Leganes. However the Spaniard delivered a speech through a...
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