# Does Lamine Yamal Deserve the Ballon d’Or? The Debate - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2098350852356415798 - Source language: French - Target language: English - Duration: 2:36 - Published: 2026-09-11 - Machine translated. Check the original before quoting. - Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate - Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/fr/lamine-yamal-m%C3%A9rite-t-il-le-ballon-d-or-le-d%C3%A9bat.md ## Transcript [0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate) And what about Lamine Yamal, then? For me, Lamine Yamal is the Ballon d'Or this year. [0:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=6) Bro, who is Spain's number one this season, bro? [0:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=10) In this World Cup. Honestly, in terms of individual talent, who would you single out first? [0:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=16) Indi-, individ- The biggest name in Spain. [0:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=19) I mea— well, you'll tell me it's Rodri because he was named best player. [0:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=23) No, no, the, the name, the biggest name, is Lamine Yamal. [0:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=27) But who delivered the— There you go, but, but, but you see what I mean. [0:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=30) But I agree with you. Rodri may have better performances on the field, etc. But if, with the Spanish team, you say: uh, “Who’s the star?” Who do you say? [0:43](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=43) It’s Lamine Yamal. So that's what puts him ahead. Now, I agree with you. [0:47](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=47) Yeah, but no. No, no, wait, wait, let me finish. No, let me finish. [0:49](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=49) No, but do you realize what you're saying, bro? [0:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=51) What kind of shitty Ballon d'Or is this? [0:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=53) Wait, okay then, wait, I'm going to give you the arguments now. [0:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=56) Arguments without going into the details of every— Wait, wait, what kind of shitty Ballon d'Or is this? [1:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=60) Wait, wait two seconds. What kind of shitty Ballon d'Or is this? [1:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=63) I'm not talking about Lamine Yamal. Go after him, guys, go after him, guys, all together, guys. [1:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=66) No, I'm talking, I'm talking about, I'm talking about your criteria, your criteria for your Ballon d'Or, but that's awful. [1:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=71) I'm going to give you my criteria, I'm going to give you my criteria. [1:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=73) Lamine Yamal, this year, uh, It's a La Liga title won, it's—okay, we'll include— the Super Cups and all that, I'm not even mentioning them. [1:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=84) He's the Liga's best player, he's the Liga's top assist provider. [1:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=89) So, individually, he has his stats, he's a star. Uh, his progression, he wins the Euros when he gets there, he wins La Ligas, he was second in the Ballon d'Or last year and during the World Cup period, we don't forget, we don't take the World Cup away, [1:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=105) he has the World Cup trophy to his name. So yes, he didn't have the best World Cup, but does he remain an individual star who has a great season ? Yes. And on top of that, he was given and won the World Cup ? Yes. So really, the sum total isn't about asking: [2:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=120) Was he in the World Cup World Cup, did he necessarily play at his best level? [2:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=124) He wasn't disastrous. No, I don't think he was disastrous. [2:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=129) No, no, I'm saying, I'm talking— it wasn't because he was disastrous that I told you that. [2:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=131) I told you, he still had to have been important. [2:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=133) And then, when you see that he still— well, it's an assist, so he wasn't bad in the matches, as some people would have you believe, even if at times he wasn't good, that's a fact. [2:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=142) But in itself, an assist is an assist. Yes, yes, he didn't have a great, great World Cup, I agree. [2:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=149) Honestly, I definitely wouldn't give it to Lamine. [2:32](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/74GO1Pj1nGew/en/does-lamine-yamal-deserve-the-ballon-d-or-the-debate?t=152) And even when I'd talked about it with Logito, he himself wouldn't give it to Lamine.