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Lamin Yamal, 19, claimed the 2026 Ballon d'Or award for best young player at Monday's London ceremony, following a standout season delivering goals and assists across Barcelona's competitions and Spain's World Cup triumph.
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Al Ain maintained first place in AFC Champions League Elite by defeating Iran's Tractor 2-1 on Monday at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium. Al Hussein Rahimi scored the decisive goal in the 70th minute after Egyptian defender Rami Rabea equalized in the 21st.Trabzonspor completed a dramatic comeback to beat Rizaspor 4-3 away in Turkey's Super Lig Round 9, recovering from a 2-0 first-half deficit. Egyptian star Mohamed Salah participated as the visiting side scored four unanswered goals in the second half to claim second place in the standings.Ajman seeks a second consecutive Gulf Club Champions Cup victory when visiting Kuwait's Kadhimah on Tuesday. The UAE side opened its campaign with a thrilling 5-4 win over Iraq's Erbil and sits second in Group 3.Al Ahli Jeddah climbed to second place in AFC Champions League Elite's West group after beating Qatar's Al Gharafa 2-1 at home. Brazilian midfielder Matheus Goncalves secured the winner in the 86th minute following English striker Ivan Toney's early opener.Trabzonspor's turnaround lifted it to second in the Turkish Super Lig with 19 points, level with third-place Galatasaray. Gaziantep leads on 20 points ahead of Tuesday's fixture between Fenerbahce and Galatasaray.Sam Mullan won the eighth edition of Bahrain's International Amateur Golf Open Championship at Royal Golf Club with 15 strokes under par, finishing 11 shots clear of his nearest competitor.What to Watch:
Tuesday brings AFC Champions League Elite Group action with Youth Al Ahli Dubai hosting Iran's Esteghlal at 8 p.m. UAE time at Rashid Stadium, where the hosts will seek to maintain an unbeaten record. Spain's La Liga features Sevilla hosting Osasuna, while Italy's Serie A sees Roma face Cagliari and Turin play Como.