“I’d like to be the one to checkmate against Lionel Messi”- Cristiano Ronaldo warns arch-rival ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup opener
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are vying to be crowned the best footballer of all time, and Ronaldo says he intends to “checkmate” Messi. Despite neither of them having ever won the World Cup, Messi and Ronaldo have developed one of the greatest rivalries in sports history throughout the course of their respective careers.
Given that many people think one of them achieving it would end the “GOAT” discussion, Qatar 2022 will probably be the last opportunity either of them has to make that right. In a pre-World Cup Louis Vuitton photoshoot, the two players teamed up to create a scene showing them engaged in combat over a chessboard. Now, Ronaldo wants to achieve something a little more significant.
Ronaldo said in a recent interview :“It will be my fifth World Cup, I’m focused and extremely confident that it will go well. We’re doing checkmate in life, not just in chess,” . “I’d like to be the one to checkmate against Messi.”
A breathtaking photo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi together stuns the football world
A recent photo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi together that exudes quality has stunned football fans. The two enduring opponents have collaborated to create an image that will live on for all time. Throughout their illustrious careers, the two have established themselves as legends of the game. In the most recent commercial campaign for the clothing company Louis Vuitton, both players were seen seated across from one another at a chessboard.
The two titans, who have faced off against one another before, appear absorbed in their game as they compete on a board made from a suitcase with the Louis Vuitton logo. Messi, a seven-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, is holding one hand on his chin and wearing a grey round-neck jumper with the sleeves pushed up to show off his tattoos as he mulls over his next move.
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Aware of the Argentine’s strengths and weaknesses, five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo, wearing a blue turtleneck jumper, keeps a close eye on the action. Both athletes posted the picture on their social media pages with the caption: “Victory is a state of mind. a long tradition of crafting trunks”
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