MADRID (AP) — Lamine Yamal has made it clear he wasn’t happy with criticism from former Netherlands player Rafael van der Vaart.
Yamal helped Spain get past the Dutch in the quarterfinals of the Nations League on Sunday.
kAmp7E6C E96 A6?2=EJ D9@@E@FE[ E96 `f\J62C\@=5 *2>2= =@H6C65 9:D D9@CED ;FDE 36=@H E96 H2:DE[ 5:C64E=J 255C6DD:?8 ‘2? 56C ’22CEVD C6A@CE65 4@>>6?ED 2D 2 sFE49 E6=6G:D:@? AF?5:E E92E 96 H2D 3@E96C65 3J E96 $A2?:D9 E66?286CVD 2EE:EF56 =2DE H66< 5FC:?8 E96 a\a 5C2H 😕 E96 7:CDE =68 😕 E96 }6E96C=2?5D]k^Am
kAm’2? 56C ’22CE H2D BF@E65 3J $A2?:D9 >65:2 2D D2J:?8 E92E *2>2= 5:5?VE D66> >@E:G2E65[ ?@E:?8 96 H2D A=2J:?8 H:E9 9:D D9@CED =@H6C65 2?5 H:E9 86DEFC6D E92E D9@H65 :?5:776C6?46] w6 D2:5 *2>2= H2D 92?5:=J 56762E65 😕 9:D 5F6= H:E9 sFE49 =67E 324< y@CC6= w2E@ 😕 E92E 7:CDE =68]k^Am
kAm*2>2=VD E62>>2E6[ }:4@ (:==:2>D[ 2=D@ =@H6C65 9:D D9@CED 2=@?8D:56 *2>2= 27E6C E96 D9@@E@FE H:? 😕 ‘2=6?4:2]k^Am
kAm~? x?DE28C2>[ *2>2= A@DE65 E96 A9@E@ @7 9:> 2?5 (:==:2>D H:E9 D9@CED =@H6C65 2?5 2 4@FA=6 @7 :>286D @7 ‘2? 56C ’22CE] q6D:56 =2F89:?8 6>@;:D[ 96 HC@E6[ “$9@CED 5@H?[ @?6 8@2=[ @?6 >:DD65 A6?2=EJ[ 2?5 :?E@ E96 D6>:7:?2=D]”k^Am
kAm%96 A@DE :?4=F565 :>286D @7 *2>2= A=2J:?8 2?5 46=63C2E:?8 H:E9 9:D $A2:? E62>>2E6D]k^Am
kAm*2>2= D4@C65 😕 6IEC2 E:>6 @7 E96 b\b 5C2H[ E96? DF776C65 $A2:?VD =@?6 A6?2=EJ >:DD 😕 2 D9@@E@FE H@? d\c]k^Am
kAm*2>2=VD q2C46=@?2 E62>>2E6 u6CC2? %@CC6D H2D 2>@?8 E9@D6 4@>>6?E:?8 @? *2>2=VD k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE28C2>]4@>^A^sw;eE0q@J=4^nFE>0D@FC46l:806>365U2>Aj:>80:?56Il`Qmx?DE28C2> A@DEk^2m E@ DFAA@CE 9:>]k^Am
kAm’2? 56C ’22CE A=2J65 7@C q2C46=@?2 C:G2= #62= |25C:5 7C@> a__g\`_[ 2?5 >256 >@C6 E92? `__ 2AA62C2?46D H:E9 E96 }6E96C=2?5D 😕 E96 a___D]k^Am
kAm$A2:?[ E96 5676?5:?8 tFC@A62? 492>A:@?[ 😀 ECJ:?8 E@ H:? :ED D64@?5 DEC2:89E }2E:@?D {628F6 E:E=6]k^Am
k9C ^m
kAmp! D@446Ci k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^D@446CQm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^D@446Ck^2mk^Am
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.