Lionel Messi has already spoken in glowing words about Lamine Yamal recently and now it has been revealed that the GOAT voted for the Barcelona teenager for FIFA’s Best Man award.
The Barcelona legend voted Lamin his No. 1, Kylian Mbappe next and Vinicius Junior third. It has been confirmed that Vinny has won the men’s award, while Etana Bonamati has won the women’s trophy.
Yama finished fifth in the voting for the main award, while Lionel Messi finished sixth. However, the teenager was named in the Best Men’s Team and is the only Barcelona player to make the cut.
He is included in the eleven along with players like Erling Haaland, Rodri, Jude Bellingham and Amy Martínez.
Here’s the full team:
Elsewhere, the women’s team was dominated by Barça players, with Etana Bonamati, Irene Paredes, Oona Battle, Patri Guijarro, Caroline Graham Hansen and Salma Parluelo named in the team of the year.