The exclusive fashion brand, Louis Vuitton, managed to bring together the two most important football stars of recent years for an advertising campaign. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were photographed together, just before their debut in Qatar 2022 with their respective national teams.
With the Portuguese on the right of the image and the Argentinian on the left, both dressed in an elegant and modest manner, the photograph depicts a game of chess between them on a checkered trunk. "Victory is a state of mind", asserts the official Instagram account of the brand.
In just one hour, the image has garnered over 7.5 million "likes" on Cristiano's account, 8.2 million on Messi's account, and around 700 thousand on Louis Vuitton's account.
CR7, who may leave Old Trafford in January due to problems with the 'red devil' board and coach Erik ten Hag, will face Ghana with the Portuguese national team in the first group stage match of Qatar 2022. The match will take place on Thursday, November 24th at 11:00 a.m. Peruvian time.
Meanwhile, Messi and the Argentinian squad will face Saudi Arabia in Group C of the World Cup. The match will be on Tuesday, November 22nd at 5:00 a.m.