Here are the top ten most valuable players of this World Cup, with the number one being only 18 years old. I’ve already awarded the Golden Boot to Haaland. Tenth: Pedri Spanish midfielder, plays for Barcelona, valuation: $152.1 million, age 23. Ninth: Jude Bellingham Turkish star, plays for Real Madrid, valuation: $152.4 million, age 21. Eighth: João Neves Portuguese prodigy, plays for Paris Saint-Germain, valuation: $152.8 million, age 21. Seventh: Duque French rising star, plays for Paris Saint-Germain, valuation: $157.3 million, age 20. Sixth: Wirtz German midfielder, plays for Liverpool, valuation: $158.8 million, age 23. Fifth: Olszewski French winger, plays for Bayern Munich, valuation: $160.1 million, age 24. Fourth: Bellingham English star, plays for Real Madrid, valuation: $179 million, age 22. Third: Mbappé French captain, plays for Real Madrid, valuation: $235.2 million, age 27. Second: Haaland Norwegian striker, goal machine, plays for Manchester City, valuation: $298.4 million, age 25. First: Yamal Spanish prodigy, plays for Barcelona, valuation: $401.3 million, just 18 years old—the youngest player ever to reach the highest valuation in football history. Someone asked: When will China produce a superstar like Yamal with such a sky-high valuation? Probably never—his mom definitely wouldn’t let him play football. In China, he’d probably just finished the Gaokao. Anyway, Gaokao is what matters. 😄