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Aitana Bonmatí says Lamine Yamal hoped not to “jinx” the Ballon d’Or

FC Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmatí won the women’s Ballon d’Or for the second time this week, securing her place as one of the greatest players to ever take the pitch.

She also revealed an interesting interaction he had with someone from the men’s side who is already spoken about as a future contender for the Ballon d’Or.

Lamine Yamal was at the ceremony to collect the Kopa Trophy, given to the best young player.

“He asked me first if it had my name on it,” the Barça player explained.

And she replied “Do you want to touch it?