They shared a tender moment 18 years ago.It was a moment captured in a photograph when a young Barcelona footballer, Lionel Messi, held Spanish baby Lamine Yamal during a promotional

Nineteen years after Lionel Messi cradled baby Lamine Yamal at a charity photoshoot, the two will meet on opposite sides of the World Cup final.

In 2007, at a UNICEF charity event, Messi bathed five‑month‑old Lamine Yamal in the Camp Nou dressing room. Nineteen years later they meet in the 2026 World Cup final: Spain v…

Cuando el rosarino tenía 20 años y Yamal era un bebé de cinco meses, ambos posaron juntos para un calendario solidario de Unicef. Este domingo deberán luchar por la Copa del Mundo.

Explore the fascinating journey of Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal as they prepare to face each other in the FIFA World Cup final, symbolising the transition from one footballing…

The photograph shows a teenage Messi, then a promising Barcelona academy graduate, cradling and bathing baby Yamal during the charity...

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In 2007, the parents of Spain's Lamine Yamal won a competition to meet a Barcelona player when their son was a baby - and the player in question was Messi, then 20 and a rising…

Before they were rivals, Messi posed with baby Yamal for a charity photo shoot.

The duo first met when the Spaniard was just five months old, now the World Cup final will be their stage | Football News

La fotografía de Messi sosteniendo a Lamine Yamal cuando era bebé tiene toda una historia y se hizo viral en la previa de la final del Mundial.

Nel 2007 il fuoriclasse argentino teneva in braccio il piccolo Lamine durante un calendario benefico del Barcellona. Diciannove anni dopo, quella fotografia è diventata una delle…

The baby in the photo – which has now gone viral – was none other than Lamine Yamal, the Spanish wunderkind who at 16 was showing such promise that he was already being compared…

When the duo face off in the World Cup final, they will complete the circle of a remarkable journey that started 19 years ago.

According to the UN agency, the photographs were taken more than 18 years ago

"Who would have imagined that the little child in the picture would go on to be somebody who, if the early promise is fulfilled...

Did a 20-year-old Lionel Messi ever imagine that the baby he cradled in his arms would one day stand across from him in a FIFA World Cup final? Wha...

En 2007, el fotógrafo Joan Monfort tomó una foto de un Messi de 20 años y el joven extremo español, que tenía 5 meses. El domingo, se encuentran de nuevo.

BARCELONA: Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn’t think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub. Not until…

The serendipity of the photo is hard to comprehend. Two decades ago, a rising star and a newborn were paired together for a photo shoot. Now, they are battling for the World Cup.

Photographer Joan Monfort's images of Lionel Messi bathing Lamine Yamal have gained global attention. These pictures were taken nearly two decades ago for a charity calendar. …