A photo of a young Lionel Messi and baby Lamine Yamal has resurfaced after 17 years as both Messi and Yamal have their respective teams in the semifinals of Copa América and the Euros.
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 was none other than young Spanish star Lamine Yamal who, at 16, is showing such promise for Messi's former Barcelona club that he's already being compared to the greats himself.
They signed up for the raffle to have their picture taken at the Camp Nou with a Barca player. And they won the raffle,' Monfort said. It wasn't an easy assignment, he recalled, mainly because Messi wasn't sure how to interact with baby Lamine, who was in a plastic tub for the shoot. 'Messi is a pretty introverted guy, he's shy,' Monfort said.
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