It's no longer a curse at this level.This Thursday evening, France meets Spain's Lamine Yamal in the semi-finals of the Nations League. If there's one person who must be tired of crossing paths with

CIES Football Observatory has put Barcelona's Lamine Yamal at the top of its June 2025 most valuable players list.

Before a ball was even kicked on Thursday, the UEFA Nations League semifinal between France and Spain was billed as a clash of two modern greats, and the match certainly didn’t disappoint.

Germany had the home crowd. They had momentum. They had youth. But in the end, they did not have Cristiano Ronaldo. On a stormy evening in Munich, where hail and heavy rain delayed the opening whistle,