The super cute little brother of Lamine Yamal is taking over the internet
Now that Spain (thankfully) has defeated Argentina in the World Cup, there is one person who has stolen the heart of the internet. It is not star player Lamine Yamal, but his little brother Keyne who is grabbing all the attention. Because yes, while Yamal may be playing one of the biggest football matches of the moment at just nineteen years old, it is really his little doppelgänger who is conquering everything and everyone. But who is this heartthrob? This is everything we know about the four-year-old star.
Who is Lamine Yamal's little brother?
We already know that he is four and the brother of Lamine. But what I wondered is how Yamal can have such a little brother. It is not very common for there to be a fifteen-year age difference between two brothers. This is because Keyne is his half-brother. After Yamal was playing in the bathtub with Messi, his parents separated. His mother remarried and sure enough, a few years later, there were Keyne and his sister Baraa.
Although Keyne himself is of course still far too young to be fully aware of his brother's fame, he is now regularly present at important matches and football moments. According to Lamine, his little brother doesn't even realize that images of him are being shared all over the world.
How Keyne basically became the team mascot
When you follow your big brother – who happens to be one of the best footballers of the moment – like a shadow, it’s only a matter of time before you get discovered. The little boy was practically already a team mascot due to his appearances during the matches, but he truly became famous during the battle against Austria. Here he was spotted on the big screen while he was cheering loudly for his brother. The whole world found it so adorable that he was quickly declared the cutest World Cup mascot ever.
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After the won final against Argentina, it happened again. While the Spanish players were celebrating their world title, Keyne was running around as if the field was his own playground. He was lying on the field, playing with a football (which he, by the way, didn’t want to share with anyone, of course) and had to shake hands with the people on the field. He even put on a police officer's cap. Isn’t that just too cute for words? And if you’re wondering what he did after the match, the answer is simple: taking a photo with the World Cup.
A special bond
That the two brothers have a special bond is clearly visible. Wherever you look on his social media, you know you’re going to encounter Keyne somewhere. And if you don’t see him online, he’s running around on the field or in the locker room. Whether Lamine has a training session or is playing for the World Cup: Keyne goes along. It doesn’t matter where he goes, as long as that little one can come along. And that age difference? It doesn’t matter. Keyne is not the annoying little brother. In fact, Lamine even sees him a bit as his own son, because he is so much older. Football has not only changed his life but also that of his family.
Whether Keyne will play football himself later is still a question. At the moment, he seems to be having fun with everything happening on the field. No matter how you look at it: it’s not Lamine, but his little brother who unexpectedly goes home with all the attention. And to be honest: he is just too cute for words.
