The BBC website made me chuckle just now

'Yamal needs to be patient'
published at 20:26 BST
Guillem Balague
Spanish football journalist

I learned something today, Yamal isn't his surname - shows how much spanish footy I watch :D

Posted By: phrankin on July 10th 2026 at 20:30:04

Message Thread

I really wish Danny Murphy only ever calling him Yamal didn’t annoy me so much (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:07:47
- Tbf, I’ve only ever heard anyone English call him Yamal (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 10, 20:33:54
  - It’s not his name (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:38:50
    - In that very piece he refers to him as Yamal! (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 10, 20:47:45
      - Read the article (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:54:46
        
        If I hadn't read the article how would I know about the paragraph (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jul 10, 22:05:03
        
        I do know him (Other Football) - CauldRon, Jul 10, 21:00:06
        
        Asked me to call him Yam (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 10, 21:03:03
    - I’m not saying you’re wrong (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 10, 20:41:03
      - lol. No. I’ll just get quietly annoyed. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:44:06
    - Lamine Yamal is commonly translated from Arabic as “honesty and beauty” (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 10, 20:40:18
    - Argie cheat for me (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 10, 20:39:40
- Why? Do you get bothered when he only calls Lukaku Lukaku? (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 10, 20:11:24
  - Yamal isn’t his surname (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:13:05
    - Well I think everybody knows that, but go by the name he chooses to put on his shirt. (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 10, 20:53:01
      - Yes. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:55:34
        
        😂 (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 10, 21:08:31
    - His surname is Nasraoui Ebana (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 10, 20:23:27
      - Indeed. And he’s known as Lamine Yamal - see his shirt - (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:25:33
        
        His wiki literally calls him Yamal all the way through it (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jul 10, 20:28:50
        
        No. It’s clearly written by someone English (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:30:32
        
        The Spanish version does too. (n/m) (Other Football) - Garry Brooke, Jul 10, 22:15:49
    - wasn't his dad in kajagoogoo? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 10, 20:16:02
      - lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:17:27
        
        talking of names de cuyper translates as "the cooper" (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 10, 20:27:08
    - Yeah should definitely refer to everyone player by full (Other Football) - CauldRon, Jul 10, 20:14:57
      - Weird. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:16:38
        
        Exactly (n/m) (Other Football) - CauldRon, Jul 10, 20:20:34
        
        His surname is Lamine Yamal, or just Lamine (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:22:37
        
        I just don't think it matters too much (Other Football) - CauldRon, Jul 10, 20:23:14
        
        Agree, none of this matters (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:27:13
        
        because he's getting paid by you i suppose (Other Football) - Tombs, Jul 10, 20:31:05
        
        The BBC website made me chuckle just now (Other Football) - phrankin, Jul 10, 20:30:04
        
        Watch it in Spanish. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:31:34
  - Yeah it does seem an odd thing to worry about (n/m) (Other Football) - CauldRon, Jul 10, 20:12:13
    - Shrug. It’s not his surname. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:16:02
      - Wilson just been calling him Yamal too (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 10, 20:34:38
        
        Yup. Lots of English people do. But it’s not his name. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 20:44:44
        
        A lot easier to say (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 10, 21:15:09
        
        Just call him Lamine then (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 10, 21:16:30
        
        Doesn’t roll off the tongue like Yamal (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 10, 21:18:18

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