<p><span>Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has taken up a new sport just days after being crowned 2026 World Cup champion with Spain.</span></p><p><span>La Roja beat Argentina 1-0 in the final to claim the second star in their history.</span></p><p><span>Lamine celebrated the triumph with his teammates and the Spanish supporters before taking a break ahead of his return to Barcelona training for the new season.</span></p><script type="application/json" data-placement="fcplayer-semantic">{"type":"fcplayer-semantic","data":{"embedCode":"//cdn.fcp.codes/embed-code-template/embed-code-template.js#SEMANTIC_5704afb8-c10b-4ba5-9cb4-d7fb6098ef90"}}</script><script type="application/json" data-placement="mobile-advert">{"type":"mobile-advert","data":{}}</script><p><span>Global network ESPN have published a video of the youngster learning to surf.</span></p><p><span>They wrote: "Brazilian Olympic champion Gabriel Medina gives the Spanish star lessons in surfing."</span></p><p><br></p><div class="x-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">¡LAMINE YAMAL EN MODO SURFISTA!  😎 🏄<br><br>El campeón olímpico 🇧🇷 Gabriel Medina le dio clases de surf al español. <br><br>(vía gabrielmedina) <a href="https://t.co/4tbyJme7js">pic.twitter.com/4tbyJme7js</a></p>— ESPN.com.mx (@ESPNmx) <a href="https://x.com/ESPNmx/status/2079941597043540332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2026</a></blockquote>
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Using a World Champion.. Yamal Learns a New Sport After Winning the World Cup | Goal.com Kenya

Lamine Yamal, the Barcelona star, has taken up learning a new sport, days after being crowned champions of the 2026 World Cup with the Spain national team.

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Using a World Champion.. Yamal Learns a New Sport After Winning the World Cup

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