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

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