“Only three more days of football to go” – uncle of the losing Yamal rails against Kane

Harry Kane's awarding of the Ballon d'Or causes great displeasure among Lamine Yamal's uncle Abdul. “They always say: Lamine is very young, he is 19 years old, he will win even more, but Harry only has three days of football left and we are giving him the ball,” said Yamal’s uncle, criticizing the choice on the Spanish radio show “El Larguero”.

According to the organizers, in an exciting duel for the Ballon d'Or, Kane, FC Bayern's 33-year-old star striker, narrowly won ahead of Kylian Mbappé. Yamal ended up in third place – but still won the award for the best talent of the year. "I'm sad. I don't understand anything. Something's wrong," Yamal's uncle ranted.

He argued that although the Englishman was a goalscorer, his nephew was the best player. "He won the World Cup, La Liga and the Super Cup. He had an incredible season. He scores goals that no one else scores. Passes, assists, everything. If you like football, you go to Lamine, not Harry Kane," Abdul Yamal continued.

Real legend suspects conspiracy

There was also dissatisfaction from an expert who probably belongs to the camp of Mbappé supporters. Guti, who played over 500 games for Real Madrid, even suspected a conspiracy on the television show “El Chiringuito”. “It's quite a coincidence that they organize the awards ceremony in London and that a Londoner wins, isn't it?” he said.

The gala traditionally took place in Paris, but this time it was held at the London Palladium. It is quite far-fetched that there were bad intentions behind it or that ex-Tottenham player Kane was supposed to be given a special stage in his home country. Instead, the move to London took place to mark the event's seventieth anniversary and in honor of the Englishman Sir Stanley Matthews, who won the first Ballon d'Or in 1956.