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Lamine Yamal made history on Tuesday when he starred in Spainโs EURO 2024 semi-final victory over France.
At 16 years and 362 days, Yamal became the youngest player to appear in a World Cup or Euro semi-final, surpassing a record previously held by Brazilian legend Pele.
And the youngsterโs brilliant equalising goal in his sideโs 2-1 win also saw him become the youngest goalscorer in European Championship history, among a number of other firsts.
๐ฅ Lamine Yamal becomes the ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ player ever to win Man of the Match in UEFA game.
โ The ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ player ever to score at the Euros.
โ The ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ player ever to assist at the Euros.
โ The ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ player ever to feature at the Euros.โฆ pic.twitter.com/wqoVVdDP9Y
โ Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 9, 2024
Itโs crazy to think that only a few years ago he was still just a kid, as this footage of him holding hands with former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos reminds us.
Lamine Yamal 9 years old pic.twitter.com/tk7020NCNo
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The tunnel footage comes from a Clรกsico fixture in April 2016, when Yamal was still just nine, but was already at Barcelonaโs academy.
Little did Ramos know at the time, that the young boy he was holding hands with would go on to be a shining star of Spanish football. Life comes at you fast.
Itโs almost as crazy as this photo of Lionel Messi giving baby Yamal a bath.
