Rafa Marques and Giovani dos Santos, Messi’s co-stars with a child named Lamin Jamal

hourA few days ago, photographs of a young man appeared on social networks. Lionel Messi 20 years old, in the first years in Football Club Barcelona where he bathes a child under one year old, who, to everyone’s surprise, is none other than Lamin Yamal.

These photos were part of the call. Solidarity Calendar 2008where several players of that time in Barcelona they participated, by the will of fate Messi comes out giving his ‘blessing’ to his successor, leaving the soon-to-be-17 player furious Spain at Euro 2024.

Giovani dos Santos and Rafael Marques appear.

However, not only Yamal and Messi are the protagonists of these photographs, which are a real gem that remained unknown for over 16 years because at that time two Mexicans were playing the game. FC Barcelona: Rafael Marquez and Giovani dos Santos.

He Football Club Barcelona He published the rest of the photos from the calendar, surprising everyone with this archival gem. In the said calendar, Gio dos Santos appears with another of the then “Jewels” of La Masia how it was Bojan Krkicwhere they pretend to play “defeated”, in addition to the appearance of “Kaiser” with the Argentine Gabriel Milito.

Andres Iniesta and Xavi are also the main characters.

Squad players 2007-08 were part of the Solidarity Calendar.which was developed by the club’s foundation and the Sport newspaper with the aim of raising funds for development projects. UNICEF and the Foundation‘.

Other Barcelona first-team players set to feature include youngster Andres Iniesta, Thierry Henry, Victor Valdes, Carles Puyol, Xavi Hernandez, Deco, Seydou Keitaamong other things, the noticeable absence of Ronaldinho, who spent his last season with the Blaugrana.