Messi vs Lamine Yamal in the World Cup Final, 19 Years After Iconic Photo Together
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
ATLANTA - Lamine Yamal, star of the Spanish national team, will fulfill his dream of facing his idol, Leo Messi, in the FIFA World Cup final nearly 19 years after the iconic photo of them together, where the Argentine star was bathing the Spanish player when he was just a few months old. "Well, I've grown a little and so has Leo. I hope to face Lionel Messi in the final, since we couldn't in the Finalissima," Lamine Yamal said during an interview with DAZN when shown the photo of a young Messi washing a baby. This photo was taken for a charity calendar by FC Barcelona in 2007. The baby, just a few months old, is now one of the stars of the Spanish national team, which Messi will face on Sunday at Metlife Stadium in New Jersey/New York. The story behind the photo was shared two years ago by its creator, Joan Monfort, with Agencia EFE. It all started with a post that Mounir Nasraoui, Lamine Yamal's father, shared on Instagram in 2024, showing a smiling baby enjoying a bubble bath in a small basin alongside his mother, Sheila Ebana, and a young Leo Messi. This 2007 image was included in a charity calendar. Since then, the image has gone viral. Messi and Lamine Yamal crossed paths in time and space nearly nineteen years ago, but only the young Barça player's parents knew this detail and had not shared it with anyone.
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