mo4ch:>‘Lack of respect’: Fans react to controversial cover featuring Messi & Ronaldo kissing | Mo4ch News

The new edition of French outlet Football France has caused a stir among fans, after arguably the world’s two best players, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, were pictured kissing each other on the cover.The outlet published the provocative illustration alongside a ‘Messi vs. Ronaldo’ poll for readers to vote for their favorite player. The idea of comparing the two football icons is not new, as their rivalry has been running for more than a decade, and they share 10 Ballon d’Or awards between them.However, it was not the vote, but the front-page ‘kissing’ image that shocked fans, some of whom accused Football France of excessive attention seeking.The controversial picture led some to compare the sports outlet with Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine which was the target of terrorist attacks over its irreverent publications.“Making the buzz is the French trend, right? Charlie Hebdo, FranceFootbal…” a user commented under Football France’s Twitter post.One person accused the …