Argentina skipper Lionel Messi says it is "crazy" to beryllium facing Spain's Lamine Yamal successful Sunday's World Cup last aft being photographed with him arsenic a baby.
In 2007 Lamine Yamal's parents won a foundation photoshoot astatine Barcelona successful which 20-year-old Messi held their five-month-old baby.
Speaking to Messi during a quality league successful New York, NFL fable Tom Brady called the photos "very prophetic".
Messi said: "That photograph is incredible. The information that we're some playing successful the World Cup present is crazy."
Lamine Yamal made his Barcelona debut astatine 15 and has inherited the fig 10 garment from Messi.
He helped Spain triumph Euro 2024 and, present aged 19, could go the youngest subordinate to triumph the European Championships and the World Cup.
"He's 1 of the champion successful the satellite close now," said 39-year-old Messi.
"I privation him luck due to the fact that his occurrence volition beryllium Barcelona's success.
"We'll effort to support him from playing astatine his best. Spain has a large team, not conscionable him.
"He's a tremendous subordinate - a planetary star. He's 19 years aged and has his full vocation up of him. I privation him the best, but we'll springiness it our each to guarantee helium doesn't go champion this time."
Messi attended a fans' lawsuit connected Friday with Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and Spain skipper Rodri.
After the quality conference, Argentina caput manager Lionel Scaloni hugged Spain counterpart Luis de la Fuente, who was 1 of the instructors erstwhile Scaloni gained his Uefa Pro coaching licence successful Spain.
Former England defender Rio Ferdinand and histrion Kevin Hart hosted the event, portion tennis fable Novak Djokovic and NBA prima Kevin Durant joined Brady successful asking questions.
Brady continued his ongoing feud with Logan Paul arsenic they argued connected signifier earlier the grounds seven-time Super Bowl victor slapped the YouTuber turned WWE star, with New York Knicks subordinate Karl-Anthony Towns splitting them up.
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Tom Brady, 48, ended his 23-year NFL vocation successful 2023 and is present a broadcaster and number proprietor of an NFL team
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