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Lionel Messi, the infant and soccer stardom on two continents

Related Topics: Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal

Hang them in the Louvre, or maybe the Prado.

Last week, photos of a 20-year-old Lionel Messi with a baby named Lamine Yamal resurfaced after Yamal’s father, Mounir Nasraoui, posted one to Instagram with the caption “El comienzo de dos leyendas,” which translates to “The beginning of two legends.”

On Tuesday, Yamal, now a 16-year-old forward for the Spanish men’s national soccer team, became the youngest player ever to score in the European Championship when he curled a left-footed shot from 25 yards out past the diving reach of goalkeeper Mike Maignan in Spain’s 2-1 win over France in their semifinal match in Munich.