World Cup: Why Messi bathed Lamine Yamal 18 years ago – UNICEF explains viral photos

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="1000" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Messi-1-1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Messi-1-1.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Messi-1-1-300x250.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Messi-1-1-1024x853.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>The United Nations Children’s Fund, known as UNICEF, has confirmed that the vintage photographs of Lionel Messi bathing and caring for baby Lamine Yamal were captured during a fundraising photoshoot in Barcelona. In recent years, these inspiring and almost legendary images of Messi holding baby Yamal have gained significant traction on social media. The pictures [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/17/world-cup-why-messi-bathed-lamine-yamal-18-years-ago-unicef-explains-viral-photos/">World Cup: Why Messi bathed Lamine Yamal 18 years ago &#8211; UNICEF explains viral photos</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.