How Lamine Yamal became a symbol of Spain’s identity debate
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Source: Middle East Eye
Published: 2026-08-03 23:09 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Europe, Media, World News
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The image of Lamine Yamal, in the colours of La Roja, falling to his knees in prayer as Argentine and Spanish players shoved each other in the background, quickly spread on social media. Lamine Yamal Nasraoui, 19, became the youngest player since Pele and Kylian Mbappe to start and win a World Cup final.
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