Lamine Yamal won’t turn 17 until July 13 — the day before this summer’s Euro Cup final in Berlin. He may well be on the pitch for that match, in what would mark a spectacular start for a kid racking up “youngest ever” records at home and abroad. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Mataró, Spain.
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