Is there a European Championship title now?

“Knew he was going to be a star when he was born!”

Lamine Yamal is causing a stir at the European Championships - especially with his father.(Bild: AP/Hassan Ammar)

Lamine Yamal has finally immortalized himself in the history books with his magical goal in Spain's semi-final win over France at the European Championships. "When he was born, I already knew he was going to be a star," says his father Mounir Nasraoui Yamal, bursting with pride.

The teenager was already the youngest player at a European Championship finals and now, at 16 years and 362 days old, he is also the youngest goalscorer in the history of Europe's continental tournament. "Every father wants his son to be the best," said Yamal's dad happily in an interview with the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.

For him, his son is "the best in everything, not just in soccer, but also in his love for others. He is a child and has a blessing from God, which is very important and must be appreciated." In the final against England, the Barcelona jewel can now crown his excellent European Championship with the title.

Picture with Messi
A picture from 2007, in which the then 20-year-old Messi is bathing Yamal, who is just a few months old, in a baby bath, recently caused a stir.

Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal(Bild: ASSOCIATED PRESS; twitter.com/LamineeYamal)

The long-forgotten photo was taken during a shoot for a charity calendar; Yamal's family was lucky in a raffle. "Maybe it was Lamine who blessed Leo," smiles Yamal's father.