Cristiano Ronaldo son pictured gazing at her daddy's rival Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo's son, Ronaldo Jr. met his Lionel Messi at the FIFA Best Player Award on Monday, the little Ronaldo wouldn't just staring at the Barcelona star.

Messi shook hand with the seven-year-old before the start of the ceremony at the London Palladium before getting acquainted with Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Ronaldo Jr. seems to be a huge fan of Messi

His dad, Cristiano Ronaldo won the world’s best player at the 2017 Best Fifa Football Awards in London after he beat rivals; Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Paris St-Germain’s Neymar to the honour.