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Topps is creating a trading card of what became a famous World Cup photo of Argentina’s Lionel Messi holding Spain’s Lamine Yamal, the company said Monday.
Messi, who many consider the greatest soccer player, was photographed holding Yamal, then a baby and now a 19-year-old rising star. The two met in Sunday’s final, with Yamal and Spain defeating Messi and Argentina 1-0.
That match was a possible changing of the guard with Messi, 39, perhaps playing in his last World Cup.
Playing for Barcelona at the time of the initial meeting with Yamal, Messi participated in a fundraising campaign for UNICEF and ended up retaining the player who could be the future face of the sport. Yamal has followed in Messi’s footsteps and has become Barcelona’s most outstanding player.
Associated Press report
