THIS is the hilarious moment Cristiano Ronaldo went viral after mimicking Lionel Messi.
Former Manchester United and Real Madrid star Ronaldo, 39, launched a brand new YouTube channel last month.
In doing so, the serial record breaker became the fastest YouTuber to reach one million subscribers on the platform.
And in one viral clip, the football icon appeared to borrow some inspiration from one of the few stars of the beautiful game who can be called his equal.
While appearing opposite partner Georgina Rodriguez – who he appeared to suggest he had married after calling her his “wife” – the pair were seen giggling before the Portuguese said: “Que Miras bobo.”
This sentence translates to “What are you looking at, fool?”
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However, while it may have been seen as Ronaldo simply speaking in Georgina’s native Argentina’s language of Spanish, it is actually a direct quote from Messi.
Messi uttered the words during the 2022 World Cup following Argentina’s quarter-final clash against the Netherlands.
The now 37-year-old had been left furious with the behaviour of the Dutch, with the ill-tempered clash resulting in 17 yellow cards.
Following the game – which the South American nation had only won after a penalty shootout – he aimed a verbal blast at former Man Utd striker Wout Weghorst in the tunnel.
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In one of the most memorable clips from the tournament, Messi caught the eye of Weghorst during a post-match interview before shouting: “What are you looking at, fool?”
It was a stunning contrast to the usually very demure persona of the former Barcelona ace.
Weghorst insisted he had only wanted to show Messi “respect” and said the incident was overblown.
He jokingly added in an interview with De Telegraaf: “I wanted to show my respect for Messi after the game, but he didn’t want it.
“I think he was still angry with me. Oh well, I see it as a great compliment that he knows my name now. Then at least I did something right.”
Al-Nassr ace Ronaldo copied Messi’s line for his YouTube video, which has now reached almost 60 million subscribers.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
