Barcelona and Spanish footballer Lamine Yamal joins GQ Sports to reveal his 10 Essentials. The young phenom breaks down his daily essentials: from his PlayStation controller to the Adidas F50 football boots that he’s donning during Euro 2024 for Spain: “They’re very light and comfortable,” says Yamal. Watch the full episode of GQ Sports’ 10 Essentials, as Lamine Yamal reveals 10 things he can’t live without.
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00:00These boots are very light, very comfortable.
00:02They are remembered because they were used by Messi.
00:04When I played in La Torreta, I had maybe three pairs or four.
00:13My T16 to go to all the train and bus stations.
00:17My mother made it for me and I used it to go anywhere, to train, to hang out with my friends.
00:21I've had two T16s, one that was from Granollers,
00:24and then when I moved to Barcelona, the one from Barcelona.
00:27It was perfect for me because I didn't have to pay for a train ticket every morning.
00:32I went to live in La Masia when I was 12 years old.
00:35It was when I was just about to graduate from ESO,
00:37but I had a lot of teammates there from my team,
00:39so it was very comfortable to see the change.
00:43I went with my T16 because I used it to go everywhere.
00:47Well, I really like La Masia because in the end,
00:50I open my door and I find my teammate,
00:52who, after living with him so long, is almost my friend.
00:54And besides, I'm two minutes away from the locker room and I arrive very quickly.
00:57A photo from my childhood.
00:59These are my two cousins who now live in Mataró.
01:01It's a photo that I have a good memory of them because
01:04I think when we enjoyed it the most was when we were little.
01:07This is a photo with my father at the Granollers station.
01:10I always went there on my scooter and my father taught me a little.
01:14And here I was also in a Granollers skate park
01:18that I don't know what I was looking at.
01:19I'm sure there were people playing soccer or something.
01:21And they are beautiful memories of when I left school.
01:23There it is, in the park.
01:25I've lived longer in Granollers because I went to school there.
01:28And that's where I lived with my mother longer.
01:30But well, Mataró had all my friends, my family, my cousins.
01:33The gesture of my celebration was one night when I was talking to my friends.
01:36I had been away for two weeks without playing any games.
01:39The very next day I had a game.
01:40We said, what can I do to re-indicate myself and that people see that I'm back.
01:44And well, a friend of mine did the gesture.
01:46We all said, wow, he's really handsome.
01:48And from there I did it and more or less people already recognize me for that.
01:52304 is because the last three digits of my postal code, from Rocafonda.
01:56That's how it's called, 304, to the neighborhood.
01:59Well, this is my hair cream.
02:01I always use it after the shower so that my curls stay better.
02:04And I think I can't leave the house without this.
02:06I've used it a lot.
02:07I've been changing until I found this one, which is perfect for me.
02:12My hairdresser recommended it to me.
02:13He told me, try this one, you're going to like it more than the one I had.
02:16And when I tried it, just because of the smell and how it leaves my hair,
02:19I stayed with it.
02:21Something similar to the scarf I used when I was little.
02:24I have an anecdote with her, which is that I no longer have it
02:26because I was with her so much in my day-to-day life that my mother took it away from me.
02:29Well, it was a scarf that one day my mother brought home.
02:31All the smells of my dog, my father, and my mother stuck together
02:35and I loved to smell it.
02:36I always slept with her when I was little and everything.
02:38And whenever I was sitting on the sofa, I was with her.
02:40And my mother got tired one day and said, this can't be it.
02:43And I don't know where it is anymore.
02:45I was going to class and I was going to play a game and I had the scarf next to me.
02:48I was smelling it all the time.
02:49When she took the scarf away from me, I found a blanket in my house
02:52that I also liked a lot.
02:53And from there, whenever I go to my mother's house,
02:55I tell her, here's my blanket, and I cover myself with it.
02:57And I smell it sometimes.
03:00Rice with peanut butter.
03:02It's a typical food from my mother's country, Guinea-Bissau.
03:04My mother always made it for me when I was little,
03:06two days before the games, so I could get hungry.
03:08When I was little, I went there to visit it with my mother for the first time.
03:13I thought it was very nice and I was very surprised.
03:15So far, everything my mother has made, I liked it.
03:17Also the one from my father's family.
03:19It's also eaten very well.
03:21Some headphones, the Beats, which I always use to go to the field,
03:24to listen to music and be able to concentrate.
03:26When I get up, I put on music with the speaker.
03:28When I'm in the locker room, I put on music.
03:30And to concentrate before the games, I put on headphones.
03:33Well, when I'm with my friends, more at night, I listen to Morad.
03:38When I'm going to motivate myself for a game, Davy or Mike Towers.
03:41And as usual, with my father, I listen to Eminem and 50 Cent.
03:45I usually go a lot with the headphones because in the end,
03:48I can disconnect very quickly with them and I focus only on listening to music.
03:52And I feel very relaxed.
03:53Moroccan pasta and this is a bit of tea.
03:56I think this is needed for any snack.
03:58These are from Morocco.
04:00The first time I saw this was when I was with my grandmother.
04:02Once I went to have a snack and she prepared it for me.
04:04Since then, whenever I come, I try to try a little.
04:06I remember one day I came from playing in the park and I was very hungry.
04:10My grandmother told me, sit down, I'll make you a snack.
04:12I put a little pasta on it and I stayed there.
04:14And I didn't go out again to eat and with a little tea.
04:17I've been to Morocco more.
04:18My grandmother is from Erez.
04:20I have a lot of family there.
04:21My sister is also living there.
04:24It's a place that I really like to visit and see when I can come back.
04:27I go to Play.
04:28What I spend more time on in my day-to-day, I think.
04:30When I was in sixth grade, my mother gave me Play 4.
04:33There I got addicted to Fortnite and since then I haven't stopped playing.
04:35My favorite games are Fortnite and FIFA.
04:38FIFA because in the end, my favorite sport is football.
04:41I love everything about football.
04:43And Fortnite because it was the first game that really got me addicted.
04:47My cousin loves playing games and for Play.
04:50I laugh a lot with him, to be honest.
04:52He's the one I have the best time with when I go to Play.
04:54Well, I'm pretty good at FIFA.
04:56Better than my friends and my cousin.
04:58So I think an 8 out of 10.
05:00My football boots are the F50.
05:02I use them for the Europa League.
05:03They are boots that are very light, very comfortable.
05:06They are always remembered because Messi used them.
05:08When I played in La Torreta, I had maybe three pairs or four.
05:11And when I signed my first contract with a brand,
05:14well, since then my mother has kept them.
05:16And well, she also has kept the first pairs.
05:18I think I have two very clear idols in football,
05:20which are Messi and Neymar.
05:22Neymar because of the way he plays, which for me is incredible.
05:24I had a good time watching him and Messi
05:26because for me he is the best player in history.
05:27In the end, my way of playing is a bit different.
05:30It doesn't have much to do with others.
05:32But it is true that sometimes similar plays come out.
05:35Because being left-footed and playing on the right,
05:37they can seem similar to you.
05:38But I think it's very difficult to look like Messi.
05:41This is my iPad that I use for all the team trips.
05:44And especially at night to watch my series.
05:45Now I'm watching Breaking Bad and I just watched my plushie renaissance.
05:49From Guinea to La Casa Vecina are two series
05:52that I can put on TV all day and not stop watching.
05:54Always when I get on the plane, I put on my headphones
05:56and start watching a series until I fall asleep.
05:58And then I go to sleep.
06:00And nothing, at night or when I have free time in the room,
06:02I put on a series.
06:07So far my 10 essentials.
06:09I hope you have learned a little more about me.
06:11I hope you liked it a lot.
06:12Thank you very much.