Photo surfaces of Lionel Messi with Lamine Yamal as a baby
When Joan Monfort took photos of Lionel Messi with a baby 17 years ago, he knew Messi would make it big. He'd never have imagined the little boy would as well.
When Joan Monfort took photos of Lionel Messi with a baby for a charity calendar almost 17 years ago, he knew the long-haired young man would make it big in soccer.
He could not have imagined the little boy would as well.
The baby in the photos — which have gone viral — was none other than Lamine Yamal, the Spanish wunderkind, who at 16 is showing such promise that he’s already being compared to the greats. The youngest to have played for Spain, he became the youngest player ever in the ongoing European Championship in Germany.
More than that, though, Yamal may well become the youngest player ever to play in the final of the continental competition, after his curling semi-final wondergoal helped Spain beat France on Tuesday and take a step closer to winning the trophy.
Just hours later, Messi doubled Argentina's lead in the Copa America semi-final against Canada and the older man in the photo will most likely lead his team into the tournament's final against Uruguay. The two games will again take place just hours apart.
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