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Parallel to the emergence of talent Lam Jamp Barcelona player, an iconic image spread on the communication sites in which the young player appeared as a baby in the bathtub in the hands of the Argentine Lionel Messi The former player of the Catalan team, who became the legend of the club.
Many saw in the picture an indication of the delivery of Messi’s legacy and talent to the Secretary Jamal since childhood, and others have questioned her health at all, considering that she is false or created through programs specialized in design and modification of images.
But the official website of the Barcelona club on the Internet put an end to this controversy officially about this image, stressing that it is 100%real.
Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal as a baby 🛁📸
Yes, this is a real picture 😱🤯 pic.twitter.com/hSDBJaqjIL
— 433 (@433) July 4, 2024
This image was taken in December 2007, that is, just 4 months after the birth of Lamine Jamal, who saw the light on July 13 of the same year, and was on the sidelines of a project launched by the Barcelona Foundation in 2004.
Barcelona, in cooperation with the Spanish newspaper “Sport”, was keen to print a charitable annual calendar to collect donations in favor of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) And the works of the charitable institution.
The 2008 edition was devoted to highlighting children’s support programs around the world with the participation of members of the first football team, under the supervision of Marta Sugo, who is the general manager of the Barcelona Foundation and in the era of the first term of current President Juan Laporta.
Then the institution and the charitable partner chose her players who will appear in the photos, including Deco – the current sports director – Bojan Kirkic, Rva Marquise, Xavi Hernandez and Lionel Messi, while Lamine Jamal was among the chosen children.
When Lamine Yamal, then 4 months old, posed with Lionel Messi for a charity calendar.
The shoot was organized by @sport at the time. Amazing ! 🤯😳 pic.twitter.com/qfjOjZC3oB
— Actu Foot (@ActuFoot_) July 5, 2024
Barcelona’s official website commented on the photo he described as “the witch” by saying, “Thus, Messi, who was not over 20 years old, met the child to the child Jamal for the first time.”
“At that time, Messi has already started to show his exceptional talent. Of course, he set out to make a legendary march in the world of football. But who was expecting that young child in the picture a player who may one day go in his foots?”
“Here are the two together in this wonderful picture, which is likely to become one of the most famous pictures in the history of football at all.”
The image spread more after the role played by Lamine Jamal in the leadership of the Spain national team to crown the European Cup (Euro 2024) last summer.
This achievement in particular prompted Barcelona’s official website to the comment, “It can be said with confidence that the football world has never witnessed a 16 -year -old player like a camel Jamal. Even Messi himself had not achieved what Jamal achieved.”
Lamin Jamal appeared with Barcelona for the first time on April 29, 2023 against Real Betis in the 32nd round of the Spanish League for the 2022-2023 season.
Since that time, 106 games have played all the championships, during which he scored 25 goals and made 34 decisive passes, and was crowned 4 titles, the Spanish League (2), the King of Spain Cup (1), the Spanish Super Cup (1), according to the data of the famous “Transfers Market” website.
As for Messi, who is considered the historical scorer for Barcelona and his live legend, he played during his career with the Catalan club 778 games in all championships, in which he shook the net 672 times in addition to 303 assists, as well as his leadership of the Blaugrana to crown 35 titles, most notably the Spanish League (10) and the Champions League (4).