Why is Lamine Yamal wearing No. 10 jersey for Spain against England in UEFA Nations League?
File Photo: Lamine Yamal usually wear the No. 19 jersey with Spain. | Photo Credit: GETTY
File Photo: Lamine Yamal usually wear the No. 19 jersey with Spain. | Photo Credit: GETTY
Spain forward Lamine Yamal on Sunday will wear a No. 10 jersey when his team takes on England in the UEFA Nations League at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.
The 19-year-old is the No. 10 at his club FC Barcelona, but usually wears the No. 19 jersey with La Furia Roja.
However, he will be changing his number for Monday’s clash owing to an injury to Dani Olmo, Spain’s designated No. 10.
According to UEFA’s rules, no jersey number can be left unoccupied i.e. the national team has to have sequential numbers without a gap in between while playing UEFA competitions like the Nations League.
Olmo is injured for this international window and was not called up to his national team, thus prompting the change. Liverpool winger Victor Munoz will switch to No. 19 for this game.
This is not the first time Yamal will wear the No. 10 for Spain, having done so for the same reason in 2024.
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