Ballon d'or: Lamine Yamal's father can't accept Dembélé's triumph

Ousmane Dembélé's Ballon d'Or win on Monday night has sparked controversy. Lamine Yamal's father is crying foul after the 2025 Ballon d'Or outcome.

Mounir Nasraoui, the father of Lamine Yamal, cannot accept the 2025 Ballon d'Or being awarded to Ousmane Dembélé. With his son finishing behind the Frenchman, the result left him deeply dissatisfied. Present at the Théâtre du Châtelet on Monday night to accompany his son Lamine Yamal to the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony, Mounir believes the Barcelona star is far superior to the PSG forward, as he revealed in an interview with the show El Chiringuito.

"I think this is the greatest injustice—I'm not going to say theft, but it's a moral injustice done to a human being. Because I believe Lamine Yamal is the best player in the world. By far... by a long shot. Not just because he's my son, but because he's the best player in the world; he has no rival. It's Lamine Yamal. Something very strange happened here," declared Mounir Nasraoui.

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