Lamine Yamal: 'My time will come' after third-place Ballon d'Or finish

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Lamine Yamal has broken his silence after finishing third in the 2026 Ballon d'Or, congratulating winners Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe while vowing his focus remains on helping FC Barcelona win trophies. The 19-year-old Barcelona winger posted on Instagram that "good things take time" and that he trusts the path he is building, adding that his priority is to make Barcelona win again. He finished behind Kane and Mbappe after a season featuring World Cup and La Liga titles. Yamal also won his third consecutive Kopa Trophy at the London ceremony and became the first player to finish in the Ballon d'Or top 10 in three straight editions before turning 20.


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