🎥 Is this a new TikTok trend? Yamal dances his socks off
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What can't the boy do? After FC Barcelona was finally able to celebrate the title at home last night, one of them really got going.
Lamine Yamal breaks out the dance moves.
Son como niños... 💙❤️#InsideLALIGA | #DesenlaceLALIGA pic.twitter.com/Umbngaym8I
— LALIGA (@LaLiga) May 19, 2025
First with the flag and teammate Marc Casado ...
EL BALL DELS CAMPIONS ~ THE DANCE OF THE CHAMPIONS 💙❤️(Barcelona Lamine Yamal Pedri Cat) pic.twitter.com/H1YijTv2qg
— Catculer (@TheCatculer) May 18, 2025
Dance like Lamine Yamal 🕺😻pic.twitter.com/mDdRX4mtIq
— Catculer (@Catculer_) May 18, 2025
... then with the mascot. Have we missed any TikTok trend? In any case, someone knows how it's done - on the field and on the dance floor.
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