Lamine Yamal’s father has damaged his silence on the Ballon d’Or controversy after Barcelona’s teenage ahead was overwhelmed to the award by PSG ace Ousmane Dembele
Lamine Yamal’s father has blasted Ballon d’Or bosses for overlooking his son and awarding the coveted prize to Ousmane Dembele. The PSG winger claimed the accolade for the primary time after serving to the French membership safe Champions League glory final season.
Yamal finally got here second within the voting following an excellent marketing campaign with Barcelona. Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui, initially appeared to simply accept the consequence after the ceremony by telling reporters outdoors the venue that ‘subsequent yr it is going to be ours’.
However in a separate chat with Spanish outlet El Chiringuito, he appeared to trace that an injustice had taken place. He insisted that ‘one thing unusual’ should have occurred for Yamal to not declare the Ballon d’Or final night time.
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“I would not say [it was a] theft, however an ethical prejudice to a human being as a result of I feel Lamine Yamal is one of the best participant within the world by far, by very far,” stated Nasraoui.
“It is not as a result of he’s my son that he’s one of the best participant on the earth; he would not have a rival. It is Lamine Yamal. One thing very unusual occurred right here.”
In the meantime, France Football editor-in-chief Vincent Garcia has disclosed that Dembele secured the Ballon d’Or by a considerable margin, with no different candidate coming near claiming first place.
“There wasn’t actually a contest, Ousmane gained it fairly comfortably,” he stated, earlier than including that voting on all continents was closely in favour of the Frenchman. The complete voting breakdown shall be printed by France Soccer this weekend.
Dembele broke down in tears as he accepted the Ballon d’Or on stage, utilizing his victory speech to thank his household and team-mates for supporting his profession.
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Addressing the crowd, he stated: “What I’ve simply skilled is phenomenal, I’ve no phrases for it, what occurred with PSG. I really feel a little bit of stress. It is not straightforward to win this trophy and to have it offered to me by Ronaldinho, a legend of soccer, is phenomenal.
“I wish to thank PSG who got here to get me in 2023. It is an unimaginable household. The president Nasser [Al-Khelaifi] is sort of a father to me. I additionally wish to thank all of the workers and the coach, who’ve been distinctive with me, and all of my team-mates.
“We now have virtually gained every thing collectively. You supported me within the good and the troublesome instances. This particular person trophy is one the crew has gained collectively.”
After the ceremony had ended, Dembele stated: “I did not wish to cry, however as quickly as I began speaking about my household, concerning the individuals who have been there for me, it got here up and I could not maintain it again.”
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