Yamal has already outdone Messi and Ronaldo
In 2024, on a global scale, Spanish FC Barcelona player Lamine Yamal features in the Top 3 most-searched sportspeople on google, ahead of Argentina's 10 and Portugal's 7.
The most-searched sportsperson this year is Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, followed by boxer Mike Tyson, and 3rd place goes to Lamine Yamal. Quite a performance for this youngster, who has topped the likes of Messi and Ronaldo.
The new darling of the Catalan club and “La Roja” is only 17 years old, and is already being compared to his glorious predecessor Lionel Messi. In fact, the Argentinian gave him the thumbs-up in a media presentation this week:
“If I have to choose someone, because of his age and his future, I've heard that Lamine Yamal has been chosen and I totally agree. I couldn't agree more. It depends on him and a lot of things because it's soccer, but he's the present and he certainly has a great future,” assured Lionel Messi.
(MH with JcM/Source: Agence/Photo: DPA/kolbert-press/Marc Niemeyer)