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From Bathtub Photo to World Cup Final | San Antonio News
A chance snapshot from 2007—Lionel Messi holding a baby—has gone viral as that child, Lamine Yamal, explodes onto the soccer scene, now set to face Messi in the World Cup final. Photographer Joan Monfort, who captured the moment, is stunned by the cosmic coincidence, now flooded with media attention and uncredited reposts. As a lifelong Barcelona fan, Monfort grapples with loyalty to Messi, the GOAT, versus rooting for Yamal, a symbol of Spain’s new generation. The story, from a bathtub photo to global stardom, feels like a movie—so surreal, some even thought it was AI. With the final in the…
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