“From Fans to Stars: Football’s Greatest Idol Moments Captured in Photos”

Before becoming the idol of millions of young people on the planet, the Neymars, Kylian Mbappé and other Rodrygos were simple fans of footballers when they were still old enough to learn multiplication. Just like us. So, when the opportunity arose to strike a pose with one of their idols, they did not miss one. Inevitably, years later, when the worshipers of yesterday have become the stars of today, these clichés take on a whole new dimension.

In an awesome and very cute Twitter thread, user Jogo Bonito compiled a few of them. It ranges from Kylian Mbappé in a Real Madrid tracksuit with Cristiano Ronaldo to Harry Kane with David Beckham, passing through older examples like Frank Rijkaard and Wesley Sneijder.