The snaps show Argentina's Lionel Messi holding a baby - which has turned out to be none other than Lamine Yamal, the 16-year-old Spanish right-winger. Having already become Spain's youngest ever ...

Lamine Yamal’s baby photos with a young, long-haired Lionel Messi have become lasting images during this summer of soccer. Yamal – who will celebrate his 17 th birthday Saturday, one day ...

BARCELONA, Spain — When Joan Monfort took photos of Lionel Messi with a baby for a charity calendar almost 17 years ago, he knew the long-haired young man would make it big in soccer.