About 16 years ago Joan Monfort took photos of Lionel Messi with a baby for a charity calendar almost, little did he know the long-haired young man would make it big in football. Not just have he made it big but also playing for the same club Lionel Messi played for and determining the glory of a country, Spain.
The baby in the photos – which have gone viral – was none other than Lamin Yamal! the Spanish youngster, who at 16 is showing such promise that he is already being compared to the greats. The youngest to have played for Spain, he became the youngest player ever in the European Championship at the current tournament in Germany.
The long-forgotten photo from 2007 resurfaced after Yamal’s father posted it on Instagram last week with the text: “The beginning of two legends.”
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In December 2007, Lionel Messi participated in a photoshoot for a charity calendar organized by Barcelona and UNICEF. During this photoshoot, he was photographed with a four-month-old baby named Lamine Yamal. The aim was to raise funds and awareness for children’s welfare.
Fast forward 16 years, Lamine Yamal has now become a football sensation, playing for both Spain and Barcelona. He has already made a significant impact on the field, being noted as Barcelona’s youngest-ever La Liga scorer. The viral photos of a young Messi with baby Yamal resurfaced recently, drawing attention to this remarkable connection between two football generations