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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. He could not have imagined the little boy would as well. The baby in the photo — which has gone viral — is none other than Lamine Yamal, the Spanish wunderkind. At 16, Yamal is showing such promise that he's already being compared to the greats. He's the youngest to play for Spain and become the youngest player ever in the ongoing European Championship in Germany. The long-forgotten photo from 2007 resurfaced after Yamal's father posted it on Instagram last week with the text "the beginning of two legends."
