Madrid (Spain): Perhaps, there cannot be a better storyline than this one !
A 20-year-old Lionel Messi gave a 5-month-old baby a bath in 2007 – the two met for a charity photoshoot organized by UNICEF.
That baby grew up to be Lamine Yamal… Messi 🇦🇷 and Yamal 🇪🇸 will now compete for FIFA World Cup 2026 championship.
“Yes, it’s true. The 2007 photo (by AP photographer Joan Monfort) is real — from a UNICEF/Barcelona charity calendar shoot at Camp Nou. Yamal’s family won a local raffle for photos with a Barça player. 20-year-old Messi bathed the ~5-month-old baby, who grew up to be Lamine Yamal. Iconic storyline indeed !”
