

A Barcelona icon has tipped Lamine Yamal to take the 2026 Ballon d'Or ahead of Lionel Messi, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe.

Lamine Yamal needed just two minutes to make his mark as Spain beat England 3-2 under the Wembley lights.

A defensive lapse gifted Spain an early lead, and Lamine Yamal needed no second invitation.

Barcelona are already sketching a future attack around Lamine Yamal, with Erling Haaland at the centre of a 2027 plan.

He won the World Cup and Euros before turning 20, but Lamine Yamal insists his journey is just beginning.