Christmas Came Early With A Gift Exchange Between Two Legends

It's the season of giving, and what better way to highlight the season of giving than to shine a light on a gift given by one of the best to ever do it to another of the best to ever do it. A regular gift from a regular person is nice, but a Messi gift from Lionel Messi is twice as nice.

And when you are Ronaldinho, and Messi is a close personal friend of yours, a Messi gift is thrice as nice.

Here's what happened: Messi gave his buddy Ronaldinho a signed Lionel Messi Barcelona jersey, and Ronaldinho thanked his buddy Messi for the gift on Instagram and Twitter.

Messi Gift

Olhem o que o meu parceiro @leomessi escreveu na camisa que me entregou!! No meu facebook tem a foto dele no momento que estava assinando!! Show de bola!!

A photo posted by Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (@ronaldinhooficial) on Dec 7, 2015 at 5:28am PST

Camiseta com dedicatória do amigo e grande jogador Leo Messi! Olhem o detalhe no https://t.co/sPkSkzo0vR pic.twitter.com/WkrelFS3R7

— Ronaldinho Gaúcho (@10Ronaldinho) December 7, 2015

OK, OK, maybe Messi and Ronaldinho haven't taught us the true meaning of Christmas, but it's still a nice gesture from one of the best current footballers to one of the best ever footballers. We wonder what Ronaldinho will give Messi in return. Maybe a signed picture of the World Cup trophy? (Burn!) What? Too soon?

(H/T FC Barcelona)

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