LaLiga president Javier Tebas claimed Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal missed out on winning the Ballon d'Or due to his age.
Yamal, who turned 18 in July, finished second in the Ballon d'Or voting on Monday.
Paris Saint-Germain attacker Ousmane Dembele won the award, having led the French giants to a treble last season, including the Champions League.
Yamal, who did become the first player to win the Kopa Trophy back-to-back, has scored 20 goals and provided 23 assists across all competitions for Barca since the start of last season, while also scoring three times in seven appearances for Spain in the 2024-25 Nations League.
And Tebas feels Yamal's age counted against him.
"If he had been older than 23, he would have won it, too, I'm sure, but since he was younger, they gave him the other one [Kopa trophy]," Tebas said, as reported by Marca.
Tebas is sure Yamal will get his hands on football's individual prize one day, though.
"If he continues at the level he's at, which seems likely, I think there's no doubt he'll win the Ballon d'Or," Tebas added.
Yamal has missed Barca's last three matches due to an injury sustained while on international duty earlier this month.
Mehcdotuyz
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What he did it European nation league finals ?
AFerusmc6546
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Master you are matured even this small club people knows Ralph was far better than Lami but for politics
U still b fool n calling barca small club u are foolish
weumnrtuyz
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YOU DIDNT TELL US WHY VJ-7 LOST BALLON D'or TWO.
Dobcdikmp
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Master you are matured even this small club people knows Ralph was far better than Lami but for politics
go and watch Raphina very well he doesn't perform in a match if Yamal is there
GaddafiJamal
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what was his achievement last season?
Better Than All Chelsea Players Combined At Least 🤣
GaddafiJamal
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Smfh these idiots just can’t accept that Spain doesn’t have the best player or team!!
Doesn’t Change The Fact Utd Is Sh*t 🤧🤮
GaddafiJamal
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Get out Was he even Barca's best player last season?
Was Vini Madrid Best Player Last Year When Y’all Wanted Him To Win Ballon D’Or? 🤣 Madrid Fans 🤧🤮
GaddafiJamal
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That is how you it will be upon you in all eternity, your aspirations and your destiny shall be a total ruin, and shall definitely end up a miserable soul in all eternity. So shall it written and so shall it be done.
Amen 🤣
GaddafiJamal
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Leave that fool
🤣🤣🤣❤️
“Libra”12
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what did he win, they were able to beat Madrid 4 times and won all Laliga trophies, those are local trophies and can't get you Balloon Dior on it's own.
How come Messi win it without champions league in 2019 and Rodri too and other players too
Femceknrtu
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Yeah this is the first I hear this guy telling the truth Yes it is true
he has been Barca secret agent for long but pretend to be Madrid fans we all know
OGnicezzy
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Rodri won the award while at Manchester City. Did City win the Champion League?
Leave that fool
viwadkuz
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Real fact tebas
What made him not to win La Liga player of the season then? Tebas answer my question
Wiociloyz
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what did he win, they were able to beat Madrid 4 times and won all Laliga trophies, those are local trophies and can't get you Balloon Dior on it's own.
Rodri won the award while at Manchester City. Did City win the Champion League?
cabbikluy
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You’re hurt 🤣🤣. Ok ladyboy take it easy. Don’t get your panties in a twist now 😂
🤣🤣🤣
lacacelnuz
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what did he win, they were able to beat Madrid 4 times and won all Laliga trophies, those are local trophies and can't get you Balloon Dior on it's own.
joweioptuz
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Yamal is just lucky. he wont come near next year
definitely bro
joweioptuz
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Yeah this is the first I hear this guy telling the truth Yes it is true
he's lying, no true in it
Richard0010
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That is how you it will be upon you in all eternity, your aspirations and your destiny shall be a total ruin, and shall definitely end up a miserable soul in all eternity. So shall it written and so shall it be done.
Amen 🙏🏾
iceyez
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You should be more consign about your miserable Manchester United woeful club and their miserable players, you miserable soul
Keep crying 😂
ManGrils
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Yamal is just lucky. he wont come near next year
You say that again
Diwbcdnrty
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what was his achievement last season?
Name one player in the WHOLE HISTORY OF FOOTBALL that did what Lamine Yamal did at AGE 17!!! or don’t replay and just GO BACK TO YOUR CAVE !!!!
Diwbcdnrty
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this is rubbish Yamal wasn't barca's best player last season
Agreed, I don’t know why so many fans expected Yamal to compete , for me the battle should’ve been between RAPHINA and Dembele ….. don’t even know how Rapha ended in 5th place 🤨🤨
fecbcelnpr
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Yeah this is the first I hear this guy telling the truth Yes it is true
Jetcemnru
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you lie because age has nothing to do with that the real winner won it and he deserved it
zoackorsz
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please learn to appreciate hard work .... the injury player Dembele that we know did expressly well than any player last season..... Dembele was more focused last season than dribbling and falling.... Dembele started scoring goals like never before.... although, assist is a simple thing to him, that we know .... Dembele deserves 20 times Balloon d'or than your small baby Yamal..... rubbish! Appreciate hard work ....
You should be more consign about your miserable future rather than hating innocent boy who is far ahead of you in all ramifications of your miserable life. Yamah footballing performance will definitely shame you and your entire hateful World 🌎 in no distance time, blind illiterate
zoackorsz
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True sportsmanship is wen you appreciate yr opponent's superiority over you. So is he undermining Dembele's achievements?
You will definitely disappear from comments section after watching PSG and Barcelona in the upcoming UEFA Champions, blind illiterate
zoackorsz
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Emotion? Nah, I think hatred is the right word.
Exactly, the reason why each and everyone of them wishing bad and praying bad prayers against innocent people of these World 🌎 have been under the yoke of miserable bondage and unable to make it in all their miserable lives. It shall never be well with the wicked aborminable greediness people who have nothing good in them towards innocent people of these World 🌎
GunnArs
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yeah let’s say it was his age. and his blond hair. and even though he’s a joy to watch, maybe it’s because of the statistics. and titles won (or not).
Football_Wiz25
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You should be more consign about your useless country and your miserable Manchester United because the whole World 🌎 of Manchester United including you are woeful failure in all ramifications of your miserable life.
You’re hurt 🤣🤣. Ok ladyboy take it easy. Don’t get your panties in a twist now 😂
sodcltyz
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Osman Dembele deserve no Barcelona players
What is the position of the best Madrid player on the list? What did Madrid achieve last year? If you answer the two questions you will know what I’m driving at.
zoackorsz
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Smfh these idiots just can’t accept that Spain doesn’t have the best player or team!!
You should be more consign about your useless country and your miserable Manchester United because the whole World 🌎 of Manchester United including you are woeful failure in all ramifications of your miserable life.
zoackorsz
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Yamal wasn't worthy of it.. Period
You should be more consign about your miserable Manchester United woeful club and their miserable players, you miserable soul
zoackorsz
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Yamal is just lucky. he wont come near next year
That is how you it will be upon you in all eternity, your aspirations and your destiny shall be a total ruin, and shall definitely end up a miserable soul in all eternity. So shall it written and so shall it be done.
✨Jeremy✨
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Real fact tebas
Get out Was he even Barca's best player last season?
TheOddOne
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Yamal is just lucky. he wont come near next year
Supbcilnp
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Master you are matured even this small club people knows Ralph was far better than Lami but for politics
lawdekluyz
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Real fact tebas
iceyez
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Yamal wasn't worthy of it.. Period
josekorty
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R. I. P. English
at least u got the vibes pains in ur heart Mr. grammar 🫣
Batcikntyz
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so what happens in 2008?? when Ronaldo wins everything available for him to win??
he didn't win golden boy
Football_Wiz25
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Smfh these idiots just can’t accept that Spain doesn’t have the best player or team!!
Tobbclnpry
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yamal is unable to lift Barcelona to win the UCL
huaaceipsu
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Is Age a criteria for Winning Balon d' Or
heeadnrsy
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liar
Zukdklotyz
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this is rubbish Yamal wasn't barca's best player last season
fauzishma
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please learn to appreciate hard work .... the injury player Dembele that we know did expressly well than any player last season..... Dembele was more focused last season than dribbling and falling.... Dembele started scoring goals like never before.... although, assist is a simple thing to him, that we know .... Dembele deserves 20 times Balloon d'or than your small baby Yamal..... rubbish! Appreciate hard work ....
like the way Vini learned to appreciate ok
lohbcdnrtz
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Stupid Tebas. why are so bias? what was Lamin's achievement last season as compared to Dembele? Shut up your foolish mouth.
fauzishma
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AND HOW ABOUT RAPHINHA?
ask Brazili president
kayusmessi
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when Rodri steals from vini u didn't open that your useless mouth.......Give me 1 reason why yamal should have won it ohhhh I forgot that he is just 17 since 2023
Vinicious did not deserve it a bit last season, carvajal and Bellingham deserves it more, carvajal won everything vinicious won at madrid and even went ahead to win euro with Spain but vinicious flop in Brazil, it was madrid who ignored carvajal and start campaigning for vinicious that's why it look like that, just as Barcelona ignored raphinha and start campaigning for yamal