Is Lamine Yamal the heir to Messi's throne?

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<p>Lamine Yamal turns 17 the day before Spain’s Euro 2024 final against England and he’s already produced the moment of the tournament with his wonder goal in the semi-final win over France.</p><p>So how did he get so good so young? </p><p>And will his club side Barcelona be able to keep hold of him in the long term?</p><p>Adam Leventhal is joined by The Athletic's Pol Ballus, who is out in Germany covering Spain at Euro 2024 as well as La Liga writer Dermot Corrigan is analyse the rise of Lamine Yamal and look ahead to what could await him on his return to Barcelona.</p><p>Host: Adam Leventhal</p><p>With: Pol Ballus and Dermot Corrigan</p><p>Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead</p><p>Producer: Guy Clarke</p><p>Related articles:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5627602/2024/07/09/perfection-by-lamine-yamal/">Perfection, by Lamine Yamal</a> - The Athletic</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5614184/2024/07/06/lionel-messi-lamine-yamal-photo-barcelona/">The story behind the viral photos of Lionel Messi and a baby Lamine Yamal</a> - The Athletic</p><p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>