Lamine Yamal: ‘I see myself as much better than how people see me’
His father is from Morocco; his mother is from Equatorial Guinea. He was born 18 years ago in the tough Barcelona neighborhood of Rocafonda, and for the past three years his name has been making waves in soccer. His name is Lamine Yamal. A product of the streets and the academy, he has reached global fame — you only have to travel across Europe, and now also the United States, to see it. When he appears in the Spain training camp press center in Chattanooga to speak with EL PAÍS, he commands the room much like he does on the pitch.
