Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and Paris Saint-Germain ace Lionel Messi are long-term footballing rivals.
We all know how competitive Ronaldo and Messi were when the former was at Real Madrid and the latter was at Barcelona.
The Portugal international and the Argentina international forward drove each other and made each other raise their standards.
Every single week.
The two global superstars will play at the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar.
It is going to be Ronaldo’s last ever appearance at a World Cup for Portugal.
After all, the Manchester United star is 37 now.
It could be also the last time we see Messi play at football’s biggest event.
He is 35 now.
The 2022 World Cup finals starts on Sunday, and on the eve of the tournament, they have posted the same photo and caption on Instagram.
The photo shows Ronaldo and Messi playing chess on a branded suitcase.
It is part of an advertising campaign for the Louis Vuitton brand.
Interestingly, this comes just days after Ronaldo raved about Messi to Piers Morgan in a TV interview.
The Portuguese superstar was hugely complimentary of a player who is arguably the only footballer in history who could say that he is better than him.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi Instagram posts
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