Enner Valencia: Fenerbahce Hilariously Photoshops Star Into Viral Ronaldo-Messi ‘GOAT’ Photo

• Fenerbahçe have hilariously slotted Enner Valencia into the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo picture to demonstrate his elevation to legendary status
• The captain of the Ecuador national team joined Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe on a free transfer in August 2020
• Valencia has etched his name into World Cup football folklore when he became the first player to score in this year's competition

Enner Valencia grabbed a seat next to football royalty with his World Cup heroics for Ecuador against Qatar on Sunday.

The ex-Everton forward netted a brace inside the first half to put La Tri in charge of Group A against the host nation, after seeing a goal disallowed for offside just minutes into the match.

The 33-year-old rolled in a penalty with aplomb in the 16th minute after he was brought down in the area, before powerfully heading home shortly after the half-hour mark.

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His goals and superlative performance saw his status grow to 'GOAT' levels as his club, Fenerbahce took to social media to laud their striker.

The Turkish giants drew inspiration from the internet-breaking picture of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who posed for a game of chess on a Louis Vuitton bag ahead of the World Cup.

The Yellow Canaries shared the image with Valencia sitting in the background. In the photo, the striker was spotted holding a coffee and smiling as Messi and Ronaldo stare at the chessboard.

The pair, widely accepted as the two best players of modern times, teamed up for a Louis Vuitton advert that went viral.

The tweet garnered more than 100,000 ‘likes’ on Twitter and after some exhaustive digging, we can confirm it is photoshopped.

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VAR cancels Valencia's goal

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Enner Valencia scored the maiden goal of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but his joy was shortlived as referee Daniel Orsato ruled the goal out.

The former West Ham United and Everton striker took advantage of dodgy defending by the Qatari defence to head home from close range.

The Ecuador skipper celebrated with his teammates, but then saw his effort ruled out after a VAR review.