Lamine Yamal wins third straight Kopa Trophy at Ballon d'Or 2026 in London

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Spain and Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal won the Kopa Trophy for the third consecutive year at the Ballon d'Or 2026 Awards in London on Monday. Yamal, who also won the FIFA World Cup and La Liga titles in the past year, finished ahead of Barcelona teammate Pau Cubarsi and France's Warren Zaire-Emery for the young player award. In his acceptance speech, Yamal said Cubarsi deserved the award and thanked his club and national team, vowing to continue working hard for more titles.


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