Soccer-Birthday boy Lamine Yamal stakes claim as player of the Euros


Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Final - Spain Training - Donaueschingen, Germany - July 13, 2024 Spain's Lamine Yamal during training REUTERS/Robin Rudel

BERLIN (Reuters) - The most exciting player on the most exciting team at Euro 2024 - Spain's Lamine Yamal - turns 17 on Saturday, but the birthday celebrations will have to wait while he prepares for Sunday's European Championship final against England in Berlin.

"I've told my mum that if we win I don't want any presents, I just want to celebrate in Madrid with my mates," Lamine, as he prefers to be called, said in an interview with Spain's Marca outlet on Saturday.

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