Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo Pose Over a Chessboard in Paid Partnership Ahead of Qatar 2022

• Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both posted a photo of them playing chess on a Louis Vuitton bag
• The photo has since gone viral all over, and it will be interesting to see if this particular snap breaks the record in the history
• Ronaldo and Messi broke numerous records and won every individual award in the last decade

Football superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been pictured playing chess against one another ahead of the World Cup.

Ronaldo and Messi have been the biggest names in the beautiful game as their frequent El Clasico clashes and Balon d’Or rivalry grabbed the attention of a generation of football lovers.

The duo took part in a photoshoot which was shared on Instagram just days before the start of football's biggest tournament.

The post, sponsored by Louis Vuitton, went up on Saturday evening from both the Argentina and Portugal footballers’ respective social media handles.

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Both men posted similar captions alongside the photo - which the pair shared on the photo and video sharing social networking service.

“Victory is a State of Mind,” read the post.

Argentina will lock horns against Saudi Arabia on November 22, before taking on Mexico and a showdown with Robert Lewandowski's Poland in Group C matches.

Portugal, on the other hand, square off against Ghana on November 24 in their opening World Cup game.

There is a chance of a Portugal vs Argentina match-up at the Mundial, where Ronaldo and Messi will cross swords against each other.

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He expressed his delight in beating Lionel Messi's shirt sales after joining Manchester United last summer.

When the club announced the sensational return of their former star, fans could not contain their excitement and it showed through the record number of jersey sales in a 24-hour perio

Fans laud Messi and Ronaldo over chess photo

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that football fanatics are going gaga over the viral picture of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo appearing in a photoshoot together.

The pair have been the biggest names in the beautiful game as their frequent El Clasico clashes and Balon d’Or rivalry grabbed the attention of a generation of football lovers

They have a total of 12 Ballon d'Ors between them and have pushed one another to be the very best in one of sport's most epic rivalries.