Overview
- The PSG forward took the 2025 Ballon d'Or in Paris, and the 18-year-old Barcelona winger earned the Kopa Trophy for best under‑21 player for a second consecutive year.
- Nicki Nicole posted “Mi estrella. Te amo” on Instagram with a photo of the couple after the ceremony, and she was not present at the gala.
- Yamal later thanked for the recognition and congratulated Ousmane Dembélé on social media, writing that “El plan de Dios es perfecto” and celebrating “Kopa x2.”
- LaLiga president Javier Tebas suggested Yamal’s age influenced voters, while Barcelona’s Joan Laporta pointed to PSG’s treble and Champions League as decisive for Dembélé.
- Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui, criticized the decision on Spanish TV as causing “daño moral,” and separate reports of family opposition to the relationship remain unconfirmed.