Cristiano Ronaldo's son Cristiano Jr has always accompanied his superstar father at most events and award shows. Be it the Ballon d'Or award ceremony or any fashion gala, Cristiano Jr has been a constant feature everywhere like his father. He was also present at the 2017 Ballon d'Or awards ceremony with his father, who then played for Real Madrid. Back then Lionel Messi had also attended the gala event and interestingly Ronaldo went to win the top footballing honour. But apart from Ronaldo beating Messi to football's most coveted prize, something else also grabbed the headlines. It was pictures of  Cristiano Ronaldo Jr shaking hands with Lionel Messi. Ronaldo Jr even went  to post the picture on his Instagram account which read, “gracias mi idolo” which translates to ‘Thank you my idol.’ Now the netizens still remembered the incident and the old photo started cropping up on social media. Cristiano Ronaldo Jr Runs at Lightning Fast Speed, His Old Training Video with Father CR7 Goes Viral.

Lionel Messi like a thorough gentleman also shook hands with the son of his arch-rival and the Barcelona captain was very warm to the seven-year-old. Needless to say that the little one was also really impressed with him. Post this, Ronaldo also shook hands with the Barcelona captain and spoke to him for a while. Check out the snap below:

 

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Cristiano Ronaldo:🗣 "I see a bit of myself in Junior, not only because he is my son. He told me he will be better than me, he tells me he will win Ballon d'Or and he can win 5-6." Can Cristiano Junior be as good as his Dad?👀 . Follow @ronaldism7

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Back then Ronaldo was named in the FIFA best XI of the season alongside Messi. The other players included names like Neymar, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, and Gianluigi Buffon. Ronaldo has been extremely open with the thoughts of CR7 junior having a fondness for Messi. During an interview, he was asked if he would be okay if his son would come home with the tattoo of Lionel Messi to which the former Real Madrid player said that he would be happy to know that his son has a sense of which player to idolize.

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