Lamine Yamal celebrates World Cup win with little brother who charmed fans

What the report says

BBC World News reports that Lamine Yamal’s three-year-old brother, Keyne, became an unexpected focus of attention after Spain’s 1-0 World Cup final victory over Argentina on Sunday. Video and images of the child celebrating from the sidelines at the New York New Jersey Stadium circulated widely online, with fans responding to his animated reactions, including cheering and appearing on the big screen.

The match was decided deep into extra time, with Spain scoring in the 106th minute to secure what the BBC described as the country’s second World Cup title. The win added another milestone to Yamal’s rapid rise: at 19, he became the youngest player to have won both the European Championship and the World Cup, according to the report.

BBC said Keyne, the son of Yamal’s mother Sheila Ebana, has increasingly appeared alongside his older brother in public moments and social media posts. The article also cited earlier comments from Yamal describing how emotional it is to see his younger brother and family enjoying those experiences, and saying Keyne is extremely important to him.

The report placed the family moment within a wider football storyline involving Lionel Messi. Yamal faced the Argentina captain in a World Cup final for the first time, years after a widely seen 2007 image showed Messi with Yamal as a baby. BBC reported that Messi had praised Yamal before the final while saying Argentina would still try to stop him becoming champion.