Hjulmand proud of young Leverkusen side after hard-fought win over Benfica
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Barça: The astronomical transfer fee of Lamine Yamal revealed!
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Africa shines: three wonderkids in the U17 World Cup top 10
Three African wonderkids in the U17 World Cup top 10Wassim Slama/@talents tunisiensSeveral African starlets left a lasting impression on the opening day of the group stage atthe U17 World Cup.Ten Afri...
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![](/<figure><img alt="Hjulmand proud of young Leverkusen side after hard-fought win over Benfica" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/bulinews_articles_290/a77fe7c16a7dea0d5f7d765ce186e21b" data-uuid="eda0430b-802e-3523-bb51-3aa164adc475"><figcaption>Hjulmand proud of young Leverkusen side after hard-fought win over Benfica</figcaption></figure><p>Bayer Leverkusen had to battle hard to claim their first Champions League win of the season, edging Benfica 1–0 in Lisbon on Wednesday night.</p><p>It wasn’t always pretty, but Bayer 04 coach Kasper Hjulmand was full of praise for his players after the match, highlighting the inexperience of his young squad on the European stage.</p><p><span>“It was a very tough game, we played our third away game in seven with the youngest team in Europe. We fought very, very well. Of course we could play better, but at the end of the day we are very happy for the win. The boys did everything to win this,” Hjulmand said, according to UEFA.com. </span></p><p><span>"I have a lot of respect for this group of players. We had only four, five players with experience. We started tonight with three 19-year-old players, lots of youth on the pitch and also on the bench, very inexperienced. What a fight. We showed character and talent. We have great potential and this will surely be useful for the future. Great team spirit." </span></p><p><span>Next up for Hjulmand and Leverkusen is Saturday's Bundesliga clash with Heidenheim at the BayArena. </span></p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="Barça: The astronomical transfer fee of Lamine Yamal revealed!" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/foot_africa_articles_352/a0469e8ecc754974f91dfbb6ef625470" data-uuid="cb835101-86e2-3bcc-912f-ce96515f189d"><figcaption>Barça: The astronomical transfer fee of Lamine Yamal revealed!</figcaption></figure><p>Lamine Yamal's transfer value unveiled!</p><img height="0" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/foot_africa_articles_352/a0469e8ecc754974f91dfbb6ef625470" width="1200" data-uuid="cb835101-86e2-3bcc-912f-ce96515f189d"><p>Barça: The astronomical transfer fee of Lamine Yamal revealed!</p><p>Barcelona’s prodigy Lamine Yamal continues to dazzle the football world. According to the latest study by the Football Observatory (CIES), the young Spanish winger is now the most valuable player under 20 on the planet, with an estimated worth of €349.6 million.</p><p>This staggering figure cements the growing influence of the Blaugrana’s number 10, already regarded as the future face of world football. In just two seasons at the highest level, Lamine Yamal has upended every hierarchy: he’s become an undisputed starter for Barça and a cornerstone for the Spanish national team, displaying a rare consistency for a player of his age.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="fr">Selon une étude de l'Observatoire du football CIES, Lamine Yamal est sans surprise le joueur de moins de 20 ans le plus cher, avec une valeur de transfert estimée à 350 millions d'euros. Warren Zaïre-Emery est le Français le mieux classé<br><br>➡️ <a href="https://t.co/Yrq0PD4ilX">https://t.co/Yrq0PD4ilX</a><a href="https://t.co/VDP24jXGEC">pic.twitter.com/VDP24jXGEC</a></p>— L'Équipe (@lequipe) <a href="https://twitter.com/lequipe/status/1986057521824448739?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 5, 2025</a></blockquote><h2>A unique talent already indispensable at Barça</h2><p>Trained at La Masia, Yamal embodies the success of the Catalan model. At just 18, he impresses not only with his precocity but also his composure on big occasions. Every appearance by the young sensation is a reminder of his immense potential: blistering pace, tactical vision, surgical precision—he's got it all.</p><p>The CIES, which analyzed more than a hundred young talents across 25 leagues, only confirmed what the football world already sensed: Lamine Yamal is a once-in-a-generation phenomenon, whose sporting and economic value now eclipses anything seen in his age group.</p><p>For Barça, this valuation is a source of pride as much as it is a responsibility: to protect, nurture, and develop this raw diamond who, in record time, has become the most valuable player of his generation.</p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="Duop Reath and Jerami Grant smiling after the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder" height="367" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/bbc_us_articles_995/0a43126dd3dd5115d0d41b333130ca51" width="653" data-uuid="3ecf1648-ba44-3afd-b6d7-9cb73a71b723"><figcaption>Jerami Grant (right) scored 20 points off the bench for Portland, with only Deni Avdija (26) and Jrue Holiday (22) scoring more [Getty Images]</figcaption></figure><p>The Portland Trail Blazers fought back to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder and halt the NBA's last remaining unbeaten record.</p><p>The defending champions won their opening eight games of the new NBA season but their streak ended as Portland came back from 22 points down to win 121-119.</p><p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 35 points for Oklahoma City and last season's Most Valuable Player has now scored 20 or more in 81 consecutive games, extending the third-longest streak in NBA history.</p><p>Luka Doncic got the better of Victor Wembanyama as the Los Angeles Lakers claimed a 118-116 win over the San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>Elsewhere, the Brooklyn Nets became the last team to claim their first win of the season, beating the injury-hit Indiana Pacers 112-103.</p><p>Nikola Jokic registered a triple-double to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 122-112 win over the Miami Heat, while the New York Knicks scored 83 points in the second half to claim a 137-114 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/articles/cgqley5n7q5o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D">Antetokounmpo beats buzzer as Bucks edge out Pacers</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/scores-fixtures?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bsport%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D">Latest NBA Scores & Fixtures</a></li></ul><img class="tracking-img" height="1" src="https://a1.api.bbc.co.uk/hit.xiti/?s=598314&p=sport.basketball.articles.c0qp3gk5pvjo.page&x1=%5Burn%3Abbc%3Aoptimo%3Aasset%3Ac0qp3gk5pvjo%5D&x4=%5Ben-gb%5D&x5=%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fsport%2Fbasketball%2Farticles%2Fc0qp3gk5pvjo%5D&x7=%5Barticle%5D&x8=%5Bsynd_nojs_ISAPI%5D&x9=%5BNBA%27s+last+unbeaten+record+goes+as+Thunder+lose%5D&x11=%5B2025-11-06T08%3A44%3A08.573Z%5D&x12=%5B2025-11-06T08%3A44%3A08.573Z%5D&x19=%5Byahoo.north.america%5D" width="1" data-uuid="5db2b956-f1cc-3955-aed1-7e1181f0ef38">)
![](/<figure><img alt="Africa shines: three wonderkids in the U17 World Cup top 10" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/foot_africa_articles_352/6cb039cd03756ab567498730e8f63849" data-uuid="184b7050-3062-3673-bd78-f45eaf55d684"><figcaption>Africa shines: three wonderkids in the U17 World Cup top 10</figcaption></figure><p>Three African wonderkids in the U17 World Cup top 10</p><img height="0" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/foot_africa_articles_352/6cb039cd03756ab567498730e8f63849" width="1200" data-uuid="184b7050-3062-3673-bd78-f45eaf55d684"><p>Wassim Slama/@talents tunisiens</p><p>Several African starlets left a lasting impression on the opening day of the group stage at<a href="https://foot-africa.com/en/news/world/">the U17 World Cup.</a></p><p>Ten African nations are competing in this prestigious youth tournament: Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Mali, South Africa, Uganda, Senegal, Zambia, and Ivory Coast.</p><p>The spotlight is firmly on the trio of Wassim Slama, Fedi Tayechi, and Seydou Dembele, who have all broken into the tournament's top 10 players, according to ratings from the specialist site Sofascore.</p><h2>Wassim Slama</h2><p>The young Tunisian forward sits second in the rankings with an impressive average of 9.8. After bagging a brace against Fiji, the Paris Saint-Germain wonderkid has undoubtedly become one of the main attractions of the tournament.</p><img height="0" src="/footafrica_build/img/placeholder.svg" width="100" data-uuid="95ca3f6f-a991-343c-ad12-64b4ff830b49"><h2>Fedi Tayechi</h2><p>The dazzling Tunisian winger claims third place in the rankings with an average score of 9.7. He too netted a brace in the match against Fiji.</p><h2>Seydou Dembele</h2><p>Mali's striker comes in as the tournament's seventh-best player with a rating of 9.2. The Jean-Marc Guillou Academy product scored once and provided an assist in the 3-0 victory for the Eaglets.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Wassim Slama - Tunisia 17 - First Match Performance Analysis<br><br>⚔️Controlled the pitch, broke lines, modern midfileder<br><br>⚽️ 2 Goals<br>🎯 100% Shots on Target<br>🪄 6/8 Successful Dribbles (75%)<br>💪 76% Duel Success | 100% Aerial Duels Won<br>📊 2 Key Passes <br><br>[ 1 / 2 ] <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/U17WC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#U17WC</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tunisia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tunisia</a><a href="https://t.co/wHqdSW4A38">pic.twitter.com/wHqdSW4A38</a></p>— ScoutPulse (@ScoutPulse) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScoutPulse/status/1985718503035343143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2025</a></blockquote>)