Cristiano Ronaldo lifted a trophy. Lamine Yamal lifted eyebrows. One ended in tears of joy, the other in silent frustration.

How seriously should we be taking the Nations League? Not an easy question to answer for the English, given our only involvement in the finals came in the distant past of 2019. This was a time when the country still basked in the warm glow of Dele Alli’s limitless promise,

Cristiano Ronaldo has jumped to the defence of Lamine Yamal, saying that the Spanish sensation should be left alone and given his space. Yamal had a lacklustre outing in the final of the Nations League against Portugal.