One Careless Mistake Could Cost Yamal the Ballon d’Or

Today, September 22, the prestigious Ballon d’Or for the 2024/2025 season will be awarded. One of the top candidates is Barcelona‘s young talent Lamine Yamal, but an incident may affect his chances.

Details: According to Vincent Garcia, the editor-in-chief of France Football, three key factors influence the selection of the winner: exceptional individual performance, trophies won, and behavior reflecting “fair play” on and off the field.

As reported by L’Équipe, this last factor could hurt Yamal’s appeal to voters. In the Nations League final, Portugal won against Spain in a penalty shootout. Yamal, visibly upset after the loss, ignored Cristiano Ronaldo’s handshake and went directly to the dressing room, missing the award ceremony for his rivals.

Reminder: Previous reports suggested that Real Madrid, Barcelona’s main rivals, will have just one representative at the Paris event.