LAMINE YAMAL was handed a brutal reminder of his Ballon d’Or snub by England fans.

The Spanish sensation is ‘s Three Lions in Madrid and won an early free-kick after drawing a foul from .

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Kane is out to prove he deserved his honour Source: Reuters
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Rice is not the first player to struggle to contain Yamal Source: Shutterstock Editorial

star Rice was shown a yellow card, but it was golden orbs on the mind of visiting supporters after their captain was

Chants of ‘Harry Kane, the best in the world’ and ‘where’s your ‘ rang out around the

Unfortunately for the faithful, Kane didn’t live up to billing in the early stages as he missed a free header at the back post from Rice’s corner.

One viewer noted: “The vs. England match is really a showdown between and Harry Kane to prove who deserved the Ballon d’Or.”

An Arsenal fan added: “Harry Kane wasted Declan Rice’s effort.”

Another asked: “Has Harry Kane lost his finishing touch or what?”

Before the game, Rice predicted that Yamal would get his hands on multiple Ballons d’Or, but backed his pal.

He said: “For me and for everyone in England, Harry deserved the Ballon d’Or,”

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“If you look at his season, his numbers, the trophies he’s won. The way he performed in those games, it wasn’t just goals, it was man of the match performances, relentlessness at times.

“I see how every Spanish player is going to say it is Lamine. Lamine’s an incredible player, one of the best in the world, and he’s going to win loads of Ballons d’Or.

“But I think this time it was right that Harry won and he fully deserved to win.”

Spain fans were also up for a verbal joust as they hilariously booed every England player except ‘s .

The Three Lions faithful had earlierof the World Cup trophy ahead of the Nations League clash.

Keeper Unai Simon showed off the gong before kick-off.

England could well have got their hands on it but