{"id":4800,"date":"2026-07-18T21:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4800"},"modified":"2026-07-18T21:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:09:32","slug":"lionel-messi-explains-baby-photo-with-lamine-yamal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4800","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi explains baby photo with Lamine Yamal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>As Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal are set to face off in the World Cup finale, this Sunday at New Jersey Stadium, Messi is having a full-circle moment in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4798\">Supermarket takes drastic action to prevent meat theft: \u2018Welcome to California\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During Friday\u2019s Fanatics Fest in New York, Messi was asked by former New England Patriots great Tom Brady about a photo he took with Lamal when he was just a baby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, that photo is crazy because, well, in my life I took a picture with him when he was a baby, and today we are both facing in a World Cup,\u201d Messi said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is, what I am saying is crazy, but that\u2019s it. He is one of the best in the world right now, without a doubt, and I wish him the best of luck because what\u2019s good for him will also be good for Barcelona.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was in Spain where Messi took the photo with Yamal when he was a baby, as he spent the 24 years of his soccer career out in Barcelona as a youth and adult.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004, Messi began playing on FC Barcelona\u2019s group 1 team, and since then, he hasn\u2019t looked back, as he\u2019s been considered one of the greatest to ever play the game of soccer, as he is an 8-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner, a four-time FIFA World Player of the Year winner, a six-time European Golden Shoe Winner, and a two time World Cup Golden Ball winner.<\/p>\n<p>On top of all the accolades, he just became the World Cup all-time goal leader by nailing his 21st World Cup goal this past June. He\u2019s also the record holder for most assists [10] and has won the most matches [20] by any player in the tournament\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Now at 39 years old, Messi is nearing the end of his career, and soccer is waiting for its newest stars to take over.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4796\">Knicks, Moussa Cisse agree to two-year offer sheet \u2014 but deal for Mavericks center far from complete<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since Yamal rose through Barcelona\u2019s youth team in 2014, he\u2019s quickly risen through the ranks and has already been given comparisons to Messi.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Yamal is in the middle of his first World Cup tournament and has been everything that has been advertised as he\u2019s scored 1 goal, on 15 shots, while creating 5 chances and having a passing accuracy of 86%.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Messi admitted during Fanatics Fest that he actively watches Yamal and is a fan of his.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLamine is a fantastic player, whom I followed a lot because he plays for a club I love, and always wish the best for,\u201d Messi said. \u201cHe\u2019s one of the world\u2019s leading figures at just 19 years old. He has his whole career ahead of him, he has a great opportunity to achieve something historic, and we will try our best to make sure it doesn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Yamal will be looking for his first World Cup trophy this Sunday, Messi will be looking for his second and what could potentially be his final one, after winning his first World Cup tournament with Argentina in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4794\">Mystery solved after sisters find \u2018eerie\u2019 old family photo hanging on the wall of an Airbnb rental<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Fanatics Fest on Friday, Lionel Messi was asked by New England Patriots great, Tom Brady about a photo he took with Lamine Yamal, when Yamal was a baby, and called the photo &#8220;Crazy.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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