Barcelona expects Lamine Yamal to continue dominating the Kopa Trophy
Journalist Juan Ignacio Irigoyen reported that France Football told Barcelona last week that Lamine Yamal would win the Kopa Trophy again, the award for the world’s best young player.
Journalist Juan Ignacio Irigoyen reported that France Football told Barcelona last week that Lamine Yamal would win the Kopa Trophy again, the award for the world’s best young player.
In London on Monday, a Barcelona official joked about the prospect of Yamal continuing to win the award, saying they might name it after him if he kept collecting it every year until he turned 21. According to the report, the comment reflects confidence within the club in the player’s abilities and expectations that he will contend for individual awards in the coming seasons.
The report noted that Yamal won the Kopa Trophy for the first time at 17 and finished third in the Ballon d’Or race at 18. It also said that Kylian Mbappé won the inaugural award in 2018, and that none of the other previous winners had won more than one title.