One of the prime candidates for this year’s Ballon d’Or, Lamine Yamal will face the man who won the prestigious award five times – Cristiano Ronaldo – when Spain and Portugal clash in the UEFA Nations League final on Sunday. Here’s what the 40-year-old Real Madrid legend has to say about the 17-year-old Barcelona talent. […]

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Barcelona’s La Masia continues to produce amazing players. What a goal this was from Pedri. The control from Pedri 🖼️#NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/bFeB78CK8c — UEFA EURO (@UEFAEURO) June 7, 2025

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Olympique Lyon attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki entered the Nations League semifinal for against Spain in the 63rd minute, with the score standing at 4-1 for Spain. Between that moment and the end of the match, Spain scored once more and got three, with Cherki showing why Manchester City want him so badly as […]

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In a rather unusual fashion, Spain beat in the UEFA Nations League semifinal clash played on Thursday evening at the MHPArena in Stuttgart. Nico Williams broke the deadlock in Spain’s favour in the 22nd minute, and his team went to the break two goals up as Mikel Merino added a second in the 25th. […]

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Embed from Getty Images Kylian Mbappe says are “p***** off” after they narrowly missed out on a place in the Nations League final. were beaten 5-4 by Spain in a thrilling semi-final in Stuttgart on Thursday, though had trailed 5-1 before mounting a late fightback. A Lamine Yamal double – along with goals […]

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Embed from Getty Images Lamine Yamal “has to win the Ballon d’Or” following his “statement” display against in the Nations League semi-final, according to Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente. The 17-year-old played a starring role as La Roja booked their place in Sunday’s final against Portugal, scoring twice in a thrilling 5-4 […]

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Portugal have booked a place in this year’s Nations League final with a 2-1 win over on Wednesday. took the lead through Florian Wirtz in the 48th minute, but Francisco Conceicao leveled the score with this excellent strike in the 63rd, before he assisted Cristiano Ronaldo to bring victory for Portugal. 🇵🇹 A […]

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Embed from Getty Images Didier Deschamps believes this week’s Nations League matches should have no bearing on the Ballon d’Or, saying Ousmane Dembele has already done enough to win the award. Deschamps’ team will face Spain in the Nations League semi-finals on Thursday, with many onlookers believing the game could have Ballon d’Or ramifications. […]

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Having scored 136 goals in 219 games for Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo is about to raise the latter figure to 220 in the UEFA Nations League semifinal clash against . Cristiano Ronaldo 👋#NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/BD9srjJazo — UEFA EURO (@UEFAEURO) June 4, 2025

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Portugal are preparing to take on in the semifinals of the UEFA Nations League this evening (Wednesday), and they seem to be in good spirits. Bruno Fernandes and the rest of the Portugal squad enjoying themselves ahead of facing in the Nations League🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/ZGsaegtkDf — Hayters TV (@HaytersTV) June 4, 2025

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