IrelandA photograph showing young Lionel Messi bathing five-month-old Lamine Yamal during a 2007 charity photoshoot at Barcelona's Camp Nou has resurfaced and gone viral ahead of their upcoming World Cup final matchup. The image, originally taken by Associated Press freelancer Joan Monfort, was part of a campaign for a UNICEF-related calendar organized by Barcelona and local newspaper Diario Sport. Yamal's father shared the photo on Instagram with the caption 'The beginning of two legends.' The event took place in the Rocafonda neighborhood of Mataró, where many residents live below the poverty line. Yamal's parents, both immigrants, made significant sacrifices to support his football career, which he acknowledged in a recent interview with El País.
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