A teenage phenom. The legend he hopes to emulate. A washed-up Golden Boot winner.
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The legend he hopes to emulate. A washed-up Golden Boot winner. His country’s darling-turned scapegoat-turned genius.
Four individuals, four storylines, four fascinating arcs. Together, they form a narrative that describes in almost-retrospect the pair of tournaments set to conclude on this weekend’s Championship Sunday. Individually, they tell of the youth, the lore, the rejuvenation and the stubbornness that reveal a life’s story on a single day, in a single game.
Matthias Schrader / The Associated Press Spain’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal is the youngest player to score in a major international knockout match. Or, in this case, two of them. And about as big as they come.
Spain have surprised no one in making the final of Euro 2024. England? It’s complicated. A continent away, Argentina have been doing Argentina things.
The World Cup winners were always favoured to lift a second consecutive Copa America, but in Colombia they’ll be facing unlikely finalists who have probably played the best football of the summer. B.
