Messi praises Yamal, calls baby photo 'incredible'...

In twenty-oh-seven, a photograph showed Lionel Messi holding a baby Lamine Yamal. Nearly two decades on, they meet in the World Cup final. ESPN SportsCenter reports Messi called the image "incredible"—a poignant personal thread in soccer's grandest stage.

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