From hiring party dwarves to flying Palestine flags - why Spain's Lamine Yamal is no longer an innocent genius

From hiring party dwarves to flying Palestine flags - why Spain's Lamine Yamal is no longer an innocent genius

Teenager remains Spain’s talisman but boyish charm has given way to political activism and controversial episodes

“Lamine Yamal is still only 18 but he is no longer the same bright-eyed boy who lit up the 2024 Euros,” writes Sam Dean. “In the two years since, that boyish charm has been replaced by a strong-voiced, politically aware, heavily commercialised and occasionally controversial man.”