{"id":24567,"date":"2026-09-27T15:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T15:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shkurteshqip.online\/?p=24567"},"modified":"2026-09-27T15:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T15:33:21","slug":"yamal-i-dont-play-football-for-money-but-because-i-love-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shkurteshqip.online\/?p=24567","title":{"rendered":"Yamal: I Don\u2019t Play Football for Money, but Because I Love It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has spoken about the way he experiences football, saying that his main motivation is his love for the game rather than money.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an interview with <strong>The Guardian<\/strong>, the 18-year-old emphasized that, for him, football is above all about entertainment and enjoyment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t play football for money, I play because I love it,\u201d Yamal said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spanish talent also said that he is not obsessed with goals and assists, arguing that players who constantly focus on statistics fail to fully enjoy the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPlayers who are obsessed with goals or assists don\u2019t enjoy themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yamal explained that dribbling, one-touch or two-touch passing, and helping a teammate score are among the moments that bring him the most joy on the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI play to have fun, to dribble, to play with one touch, two touches, to help a teammate who hasn\u2019t scored to score. 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