Lamine Yamal missed out on Ballon d'Or glory, and was upstaged by little brother Keyne during the ceremony.

The youngster, four, jetted into the London Palladium to cheer on the Barcelona talisman at the star-studded event.

But Yamal was forced to settle for third place as Harry Kane became the first Englishman in 25 years to collect the coveted prize.

And Keyne struggled to keep his eyes open after the ceremony was hit with delays.

He turned up to the ceremony suited and booted, while also sporting a black bow tie.

Keyne then played a game of rock, paper, scissors on the red carpet before high-fiving Bayern Munich superstar Michael Olise.

But, having seen Yamal collect the Kopa Trophy after being crowned the best young player in the world for a third year on the spin, the Spaniard found it difficult to stay awake.

Keyne was hilariously spotted falling asleep in his seat at the London Palladium.

And fans raced onto social media after watching the toddler steal the show.

One fan wrote: "Lamine Yamal's brother Keyne loves the camera too much."

Another added: "Lamine Yamal's little brother is playing rock, paper, scissors on the red carpet at the Ballon d'Or."

A third, who had seen Keyne meeting Olise on the red carpet, chimed in: "This is actually so cute."

And a fourth, when the youngster was drifting off to sleep, claimed: "Lamine Yamal's little brother is ALL OF US watching this ceremony. He's bored as hell and so are we."

Keyne also went viral when he backed his older brother at the World Cup during the summer.

Yamal, 19, spotted his brother on the big screen as Spain beat Belgium in Los Angeles.

And the pair then celebrated on the pitch after the Barcelona winger won the tournament.

Full Men's Ballon d'Or rankings

HERE'S who finished in the top 30 for the Men's Ballon d'Or award:

  • 1st. Harry Kane
  • 2nd. Kylian Mbappe
  • 3rd. Lamine Yamal
  • 4th. Rodri
  • 5th. Lionel Messi
  • 6th. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
  • 7th. Ousmane Dembélé
  • 8th. Erling Haaland
  • 9th. Michael Olise
  • 10th. Fabián Ruiz
  • 11th: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid and England)
  • 12th: Pau Cubarsi (Barcelona and Spain)
  • 13th: Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco)
  • 14th: Vitinha (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
  • 15th: Declan Rice (Arsenal and England)
  • 16th: Ferran Torres (Barcelona/Paris Saint-Germain and Spain)
  • 17th: Vinícius Junior (Real Madrid and Brazil)
  • 18th: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea/Real Madrid and Spain)
  • 19th: Joao Neves (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
  • 20th: Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain and Ecuador)
  • 21st: Gabriel Magalhaes (Arsenal and Brazil)
  • 22nd: Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan and Argentina)
  • 23rd: Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain and Portugal)
  • 24th: Luis Diaz (Bayern Munich and Colombia)
  • 25th: Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil)
  • 26th: Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich and France)
  • 27th: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United and Portugal)
  • 28th Julián Quinones (Al Qadsiah and Mexico)
  • 29th: Sadio Mane (Al Nassr and Senegal)
  • 29th: William Saliba (Arsenal and France)