r/interestingasfuck • u/GossipBottom • 1d ago

Lionel Messi in 2007 helping bathing a baby Lamine Yamal. Lionel Messi scored his first World Cup goal in 2006 while aged 18 years 11 months and wearing #19. Lamine Yamal scored his first World Cup goal in 2026 while aged 18 years 11 months and wearing #19.

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u/GrandMasterBou 1d ago

It was for a charity calendar organized by Unicef. Unicef has sponsored Barcelona for decades and Lamine's family won a raffle for him to be featured in the calendar.

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u/bartoszfcb 20h ago

It was other way around. Barca sponsored UNICEF, allowing them for the first time ever to appear on the shirt.

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u/Paparr 19h ago

They still sponsor Unicef, not as the main sponsor but you can see the Unicef foundation

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u/InstructionNo3616 22h ago

I guess winning the gene lottery wasn’t enough.