LAMINE Yamal has had a relatively quiet tournament by his standards but the idea of coming against idol Lionel Messi in the World Cup final, should have him recharged.
Sometimes football writes stories that even the greatest storytellers would struggle to create.
Nearly two decades ago, a young Lionel Messi posed for a charity calendar photoshoot in Barcelona, unaware that the baby placed in his arms would one day become one of his biggest rivals on football’s grandest stage.
That baby was Lamine Yamal.
In 2007, Messi was a 20-year-old Barcelona prospect beginning to announce himself as the next global superstar.
