😅 Not here, Yamal! Barça star plays with kids in Rocinha and struggles

😅 Not here, Yamal! Barça star plays with kids in Rocinha and struggles
The forward Lamine Yamal is LIVING. On vacation in Brazil, the Barcelona star has been doing it all.
After playing footvolley with Neymar, visiting tourist spots, going to the market... Yamal played soccer with kids in Rocinha.
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And the youngster didn't have it easy. In a video that went viral on social media, Yamal tried to dribble past a child and... got dispossessed.
Lamine Yamal took advantage of Barcelona's break to travel to Brazil and fulfill his dream of meeting his idol Neymar.
The duo played footvolley, faced off on a 'mini basketball' machine, enjoyed the pool... Check out the video shared by Yamal:
Out of the Club World Cup, Lamine Yamal's Barça will kick off the 2025/26 season at the end of July, with a tour of Asia.
The Catalan club's first test will be a friendly against Vissel Kobe, on July 27, a Sunday, in Japan.
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