‘The beginning of two legends’: Messi photos with baby Lamine Yamal go viral
- Images of the pair from 2007 charity calendar resurface
- Photographer had no idea Lamine Yamal was in photo
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 football. 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 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.
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