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Messi-Yamal Photo Revives, Symbolizes Spain’s Euro Triumph

7/7/2026

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The 2007 photograph of Lionel Messi with infant Lamine Yamal resurfaced during Euro 2024 and the 2026 World Cup, drawing attention.
The image first appeared in a 2008 Barcelona charity calendar that raised funds for UNICEF.
Yamal debuted in La Liga at 15, earned his Spain debut at 16, and helped win Euro 2024.
Photographer Joan Monfort, now freelancing for Diario AS and AFP, calls the picture his most famous after its viral resurgence.

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The 2007 photograph of Lionel Messi with infant Lamine Yamal resurfaced during Euro 2024 and the 2026 World Cup, drawing attention.
The image first appeared in a 2008 Barcelona charity calendar that raised funds for UNICEF.
Yamal debuted in La Liga at 15, earned his Spain debut at 16, and helped win Euro 2024.
Photographer Joan Monfort, now freelancing for Diario AS and AFP, calls the picture his most famous after its viral resurgence.