Lamine Yamal has belatedly congratulated winners at the Ballon d’Or ceremony but stopped short of naming Harry Kane after missing out on the top prize to the England captain.
Kane claimed football’s ultimate individual honour in 25 years on Monday night, becoming the first Englishman to win since Michael Owen in 2001.
The Bayern Munich and England star clinched the award ahead of closest rivals Yamal and Kylian Mbappe, whose supporters have questioned why their favourite lost out.
Footage from inside the London Palladium showed Mbappe and Yamal failing to stand to shake Kane’s hand after he had accepted the top prize.
Yamal has now taken to
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