KFC served up a little extra salt before the 2026 FIFA World Cup final by turning one of soccer’s most sentimental photographs into a fast-food roast aimed squarely at McDonald’s. KFC South Africa reworked the widely shared image of a young Lionel Messi bathing an infant Lamine Yamal. In the parody, Colonel Sanders replaces Messi, while baby Yamal becomes a miniature Ronald McDonald, red hair, striped outfit and all. The brand completed the joke with the caption, “Y’all my sons fr,” casting the
