Sports · From the edition of Jul 19, 2026
✳ Dated SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2026 ✳
YAMAL CROWNED WORLD CUP'S BEST YOUNG STAR
the Spanish teenager collects football's brightest under-21 prize, priced by traders at 84 per cent
MADRID, July 19 — Lamine Yamal has won the World Cup Best Young Player award, an outcome traders had priced at 84 per cent. The teenager beat a crowded field to football's top under-21 honour.
Yamal ran defenders ragged all tournament, turning the wings into his private stage. The wires had him a clear favorite for weeks. The market never really wavered.
At an age when most players are still fighting for minutes, he collected a global prize. Spain built its attack around him. Observers now debate not whether he is the future, but how soon it arrives.
Source: Manifold · 84% probability — View market ↗