Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo attempt to break the internet on eve of World Cup as Barcelona and Real... - talkSPORT

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo whitethorn person breached the net connected the eve of the World Cup, but thankfully they’re afloat clothed.

Unlike societal media superstar Kim Kardashian’s 2014 post, the brace of all-time sporting greats kept things a small much reserved, but person inactive acceptable the online satellite ablaze.

Posing successful an representation for Louis Vuitton, the Argentina and Portugal legends came unneurotic successful a uncommon photograph accidental which sent shot fans crazy.

Currently astatine Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, Messi and Ronaldo staged one of sports all-time large rivalries portion successful Spain with Barcelona and Real Madrid, taking location 9 Champions League titles and 12 Ballon d’Ors betwixt them.

It was rare, though, that the 2 were ever successful the aforesaid framework unneurotic arsenic they some hung astir the other punishment container to each other, meaning the lone existent photograph opportunities were astatine awards events.

Now though, French luxury manner location Louis Vuitton person managed to get them successful beforehand of a camera arsenic they posed for a crippled of chess up of the World Cup.

Whether they were unneurotic oregon were edited into the aforesaid representation remains to beryllium seen, but with representation lensman Annie Leibovitz receiving recognition for the snap, it suggests the 2 posed together.

Both superstars captioned their societal posts: ‘Victory is simply a State of Mind. A agelong contented of crafting trunks’.

And that whitethorn good stroke immoderate Kardashians retired of the water, with Ronaldo and Messi the archetypal and 2nd astir followed radical connected Instagram with a combined 870million followers astatine the clip of writing.

Both of the all-time greats are present successful Doha up of the Qatar World Cup, taking what’s astir surely their last changeable astatine the expansive prize.

Portugal and Argentina person some won their continental prizes nether the captaincies of the legendary duo, but it would surely beryllium a chess crippled for the ages should they conscionable successful this year’s final.

Ronaldo precocious gave his praise to his vocation rival successful his bombshell Piers Morgan interrogation connected TalkTV.

“Amazing player, helium is magic, top,” Ronaldo explained on Piers Morgan Uncensored. “As a person, we stock the signifier 16 years, imagine, 16 years, we share. So, I person large narration with him.”

He added: “I’m not person of him successful presumption of, what I mean is simply a person is the feline who is with you successful your house, speaking connected the phone, no, but it’s similar a teammate.

“He’s a feline that I truly respect the mode helium ever speaks astir me. Even his woman oregon my wife, my girlfriend, they ever respect and they’re from Argentina.

“My woman is from Argentina. So good. What I americium going to accidental astir Messi? A bully feline who does everything for football.”