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Yamal and Messi are set to face each other at 2026 Worl Cup finals in New York on Sunday, July 19. [File, Standard]

Some photos capture history. Others only become historic years later.

For nearly two decades, one image sat largely unnoticed: a young Lionel Messi, then a 20-year-old Barcelona prodigy, gently bathing an infant during a UNICEF charity photoshoot at Camp Nou.

It was simply another fundraising campaign. Another footballer carrying out a charitable obligation. Another family grateful for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.