Yamal celebrates with his mother and younger brother - Photo: REUTERS
Continue studying the remaining two years of high school to get the Spanish Bachillerato (baccalaureate) diploma, or stop completely to devote himself to his football career?
Euro student Lamine Yamal is perhaps the first ever Euro champion to face this difficult choice. In the middle of last month, he set foot in Germany as a promising young player under the age of 17.
And each of Yamal's steps at Euro 2024 is a historic milestone. Yamal has set records one after another: Youngest player to play, Youngest player to score, Youngest player to play in a final...
Not only that, the 17-year-old boy (who just celebrated his birthday on July 13) is a treasure trove of interesting stories. From baby photos taken with Messi to Yamal having to review his lessons and then complete his secondary school exams in the middle of the Euro.
On the podium to receive the medal, the 17-year-old boy hastily stepped up first, only to be pulled down by his teammates and immediately given a... warning sign by coach De La Fuente.
After that, the image of Yamal holding the trophy and celebrating with his younger brother continued to spread on social media. The Barca striker is not only the best young player of Euro 2024, he is also the most lovable face of the tournament. A simple schoolboy at the most attractive football event on the planet.
When witnessing the early success of child prodigies, in any field, we always have a worry - can they maintain themselves on the future path?
In Yamal's case, the concern is not just whether he can maintain his form in the coming years.
Just studying is a problem for Yamal right now. Professional footballers need to train 5-6 hours a day, not to mention playing time, preparing for matches and a series of commercial activities that revolve around the life of a professional footballer.
Cadena COPE, a Spanish television station, confirmed that Yamal will continue his high school studies.
At La Masia (Barca's training academy), learning is encouraged. Yamal's predecessor at Barca, Gerard Pique, earned a master's degree from Harvard at the height of his career. Yamal's rise to fame came at an exceptionally early age, but there will be no exceptions.
And in general, in powerful sports, which are also powerful countries, the life of a professional athlete and the life of a student are often not in conflict with each other.
At the 2016 Olympics, 80 percent of U.S. athletes were or are currently attending college. In South Korea, most soccer players have college degrees. And in Japan, sports stars are even tying their careers to their dissertations.
"In Germany, athletes are so well taken care of in their studies that they often have private tutors when they attend major tournaments. This is a two-way story: athletes do not give up on their studies and students can pursue their sports lives without fear of falling behind in their studies," said Dr. Vu Cong Lap, former director of the Institute of Biomedical Physics at the Institute of Military Science and Technology.
Mr. Max Klauss, a close friend of Dr. Vu Cong Lap, was once the European long jump champion and is now a famous doctor in low temperature physics in Germany.
There are many similar cases in the world, such as former US cyclist Christina Birch, who is now a NASA astronaut, or swimming legend Jenny Thompson, who became a doctor after retiring...
Talented athletes are created in a perfect school sports system, where students can be both academically and militarily proficient, and parents do not have to worry about whether playing sports will make their children do poorly in school.
Lamine Yamal has brought the cutest story of the Euro season, a simple schoolboy taking to the field and shining brightly in Europe's number one tournament.
That story will continue after this summer, when that student goes to school in the morning and in the afternoon steps out to the training ground at La Masia - where every football-loving child dreams of one day meeting their idols.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/lamine-yamal-cau-hoc-sinh-vo-dich-euro-20240715234613779.htm
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