Lamine Yamal’s meteoric rise in football has been crowned with two prestigious accolades in 2024: the Kopa Trophy, awarded at the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, and the Golden Boy Award, presented by Italian newspaper Tuttosport. Both awards recognise the best U-21 player of the year, and the 17
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