LaLiga president Javier Tebas believes Lamine Yamal missed out on the Ballon d'Or because of his age but is convinced the Barcelona star will soon win the award.

Yamal, who turned 18 in July, was second to Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé in the Ballon d'Or voting on Monday.

The Barcelona and Spain forward did make history by becoming the only multiple-time Kopa Trophy winner , an award given to the best player under 21 years old.

"If he had been older than 23, he would have won it, too, I'm sure, but since he was younger, they gave him the other one [Kopa trophy]," Tebas said in reference to Yamal and the Ballon d'Or result.

Unlike Tebas, Barcelona president Joan Laporta believed the Champions League was the deciding factor in the Ballon d'Or race.

Dembélé,

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