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Messi and Lamine Yamal photo resurfaces ahead of World Cup Final

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A UNICEF calendar photo from 2007 featuring a young Lionel Messi bathing baby Lamine Yamal has resurfaced and gone viral. The image, taken when Messi was 20 and Yamal was five months old, was part of a UNICEF initiative to support children's rights. Both footballers are now set to face each other in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and Spain, with both also serving as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors. AI

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Messi and Lamine Yamal photo resurfaces ahead of World Cup Final

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor ·

    UNICEF Photo Showing Lionel Messi Bathing Baby Lamine Yamal Goes Viral

    Back in 2007, Argentina's Lionel Messi and Spain's Lamine Yamal met for the first time. But it wasn't on the pitch. Yamal was in a tub, and it was for a UNICEF calendar.

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