Ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, two of the greatest soccer players ever, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were posted on an advert on Instagram playing chess on a Louis Vuitton briefcase.
Ronaldo’s post quickly racked up over 30 million likes, while Messi’s lagged slightly behind at 24.5 million in 24 hours.
Having dominated discussions over who is the greatest footballer of all time, the pair seem to have now swapped the football pitch for a checkered suitcase, partaking in a more cerebral game of chess.
Messi took to Instagram to announce the paid partnership, with the 35-year-old captioning his post: ‘Victory is a state of mind.’