19-year-old picture emerges of a baby Lamine Yamal with Lionel Messi as they prepare for FIFA World Cup final
· Yahoo Sports
The prodigies of Barcelona past and present, Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal, will face off on Sunday in the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain.
After a dramatic late victory over England, Messi and Argentina have kept their back-to-back dream alive.
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Standing in their way in New York will be Yamal and Spain. The 19-year-old has long been considered heir to the Camp Nou throne, and he will be going up against a 39-year-old Messi who has shown the world that he is still at the top of the mountain.
They first met long before Yamal was playing for Barcelona. 19 years ago, in fact.
The famous photo dates back to 2007, when a 20-year-old Messi took part in a Barcelona and UNICEF charity calendar shoot and was photographed bathing five-month-old Yamal after the youngster’s family won a raffle to feature in the campaign.
The images resurfaced in 2024 and quickly went viral as Yamal emerged as one of football’s brightest young stars. Now, their paths cross again, but this time, under the world’s brightest spotlight.
The stage is set for something historic to happen. Will it be a passing of the guard, or will it be the GOAT cementing his legacy with a second World Cup trophy? We’ll find out on Sunday.
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