Joao Felix Backs Lamine Yamal for Ballon d’Or After Spain’s World Cup Win
Joao Felix has backed Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal to win the Ballon d’Or, arguing that Spain’s World Cup triumph gives the winger a decisive edge.
What we know
- The 26-year-old Al-Nassr forward said Yamal is the player who makes supporters stop and watch.
- Felix accepted that Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane produced outstanding scoring campaigns, but believes Yamal offers something different.
- “If there’s a player you turn on the TV and are glued to the screen watching him play, that’s Lamine,” Felix said.
- He added that Yamal is “football” and stressed the importance of Spain winning the World Cup in a year when the individual award is being decided.
- Felix said he regularly tunes into Barcelona matches to follow Yamal, whose flair he sees as the defining entertainment in the game.
What happens next
Felix will return his attention to Al-Nassr as he targets more trophies after a league-winning campaign in Saudi Arabia. Yamal and Barcelona continue their domestic programme in Spain, while the Ballon d’Or debate is set to intensify following the World Cup.
