Lamine Yamal becomes UNICEF ambassador

Barcelona striker Lamine Yamal posted a video on Wednesday in collaboration with UNICEF on his personal profile on the social network Instagram to give visibility to the International Children's Rights Day.

The Spanish international appears alongside his younger brother Keyne, to whom he reads a letter that is also addressed “to all the children of the world.” The winger explains that “all children have special rights that protect them and help them grow up happy and healthy,” and that these are contained in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. 

"Did you know that playing is a right? Fortunately, I was able to play a lot as a child and now I'm lucky enough to continue playing. Shall I tell you a secret? When I go out on the pitch, I'm still the same kid I was then, who enjoys playing ball,” Lamine says, before adding that the key to his game lies in ‘not being afraid of losing’.

Finally, the 17-year-old Catalan attacker claims that “playing makes you grow up happy " and "it doesn't matter if you do it with friends, alone or with toys”, since “the important thing is that you enjoy it”.

"You are the future, always remember to play and be happy. I will always be there to help you achieve this, and now I also join Unicef so that together we can work to ensure that children's rights are fulfilled,” he concludes.

 

November 20, 2024