Spain coach Luis de la Fuente says Lamine Yamal delivered a Ballon d'Or "statement" in Thursday's 5-4 UEFA Nations League semifinal win over France.

Lamine Yamal scores twice as Spain produce a superb display to beat France in a nine-goal thriller and set up a Nations League final with Portugal.

Spain 5 France 4 – Genius Yamal, sublime team goal and Cherki wonderstrike in Nations League semi-final thriller By Dermot Corrigan, Stu James, Thom Harris June 5, 2025 ...

In their first meeting since the Euro 2024 semifinal, France fell to Spain, 5-3. France had previously beaten Spain 2-1 in the 2021 Nations League final. Spain will now play Portugal in the UEFA ...

Key to De la Fuente's system is his lively wide men Nico Williams and Yamal, and after Mbappe had wasted a golden early chance in Stuttgart and Theo Hernandez crashed an effort against the crossbar, ...

Spain's Lamine Yamal has said the Ballon d'Or award won't be decided by performances on Thursday when he and France's Ousmane Dembélé take part in the Nations League Final Four.

Lamine Yamal added to his Ballon d’Or case by scoring twice and outperforming his counterparts as Spain beat France 5-4 in their Nations League semifinal.

Barcelona's 17-year-old phenom Lamine Yamal stepped up to convert a penalty kick in the 53rd minute, extending Spain's lead to 3-0 with his fifth international goal. Yamal had missed in the penalty ...

Spain give the fans what they want with Yamal starting, while there are also familiar Premier League names in Pedro Porro, Marc Cucurella and Dean Huijsen, who has just left Bournemouth for Real ...

Before a ball was even kicked on Thursday, the UEFA Nations League semifinal between France and Spain was billed as a clash of two modern greats, and the match certainly didn’t disappoint.

Lamine Yamal won the battle of Ballon d’Or contenders by scoring twice as Spain eclipsed France 5-4 in their Nations League semifinal. The 17-year-old Yamal outshone French counterparts Desire ...