The Unlikely Roots of Greatness: A Tale of Two Legacies As Argentina and Spain face off in the World Cup final, a remarkable story is emerging about the unlikely roots of greatness in two of the game's most revered figures.
Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal, opposing players on Sunday, first met 19 years ago when Messi was still an unknown quantity in Barcelona and Yamal was just six months old.
Photographer Joan Monfort captured their meeting at a charity photoshoot organized by Sport and Unicef.