England fans delivered mixed answers when asked who they prefer between Spain’s wonderkid Lamine Yamal and darts sensation Luke Littler ahead of the Euro 2024 final.
Yamal made European history on Tuesday night when he became the youngest scorer in the competition’s history.
The Spain winger, aged just 16 years and 362 days, broke that record in style by finding the net with a stunning long-range strike against France.
He will seek to fire La Roja to glory when they take on England in the Euro 2024 final on Sunday.
Ahead of the match, Mail Sport asked Three Lions fans who they rate higher between Yamal and Littler, who reached the PDC World Darts Championship final aged 16 in January before losing to Luke Humphries.
Lamine Yamal made after becoming the youngest scorer in European Championship history
England fans gave mixed answers when asked who they prefer between Yamal and Luke Littler
One fan opted for Littler, claiming: ‘I look like Luke Littler. I want to be like Luke Littler’.
For a second fan, it was a no brainer. He said: ‘Yamal all day. Littler is unreal, great, but Yamal he’s a special talent.’
Asked what he was doing at the age of 16, he hilariously added: ‘I was a bad lad. I was a bad lad at 16.’
A third Englishman, wearing sunglasses, said: ‘Has to be Luke Littler because how can you elite a sport in one go in one season.’
Yamal became the youngest-ever scorer at the Euros with the goal against France, breaking a record that had stood since 2004, held by former Switzerland forward Johan Vonlanthen.
Spain are now heavy favourites to lift the trophy on Sunday after beating both Germany and France on their ways to the last two.
Littler reached the PDC World Darts Championship final aged 16 in January but went on to lose
This England opted for Littler as he claimed to look like the darts sensation
They have a plethora of attacking options at their disposal, with Yamal and Nico Williams flanking Alvaro Morata in an impressive front three.
Spain boss Luis de la Fuente led the praise for Yamal after the game, with the veteran almost relying on someone more than 45 years his junior to help his side deliver success.
‘We have seen a genius, the product of a genius,’ he said. ‘He’s a player we have to take care of. I have to give him the advice to keep working with the same humility and keep his feet on the floor.
‘He would keep growing but this maturity and attitude at such a young age is like that of a more experienced player. We are lucky he is Spanish and we can enjoy him for many more years.’