Lamine Yamal wins Best Young Player award for third time at 2026 Ballon d'Or

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Lamine Yamal won the Best Young Player award at the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony in London, receiving the trophy from Andriy Shevchenko. It is the Barcelona winger's third time winning this honor. The 19-year-old Spain international earned the award after winning the World Cup with his national team and claiming La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup with Barcelona. Vicky López won the women's young player award. Shevchenko, the 2004 Ballon d'Or winner and current president of the Ukrainian Football Association, presented the award. Organizers have also announced the ten finalists for the main Ballon d'Or prize.


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