Football superstar brothers look unrecognisable from heartwarming photo of them when they were children
AN image of two football superstar brothers as children has gone viral on social media as the duo look unrecognisable.
The heartwarming photo shows Paris Saint-Germain ace Rafinha on the left, pictured with his Liverpool starring brother Thiago Alcantara.
Fans reacted online to the made by Rafinha, one joked he can see the likeness to what Thiago is like now on the pitch: "He got this serious face from childhood. No smiling mood."
Rafinha, 29, is the younger of the pair. He is currently at PSG but spent last season out on loan at Real Sociedad.
The central-midfielder has also played for the likes of Inter Milan and Celta Vigo.
Like his brother Thiago he began his career at Barcelona's La Masia.
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While at the Nou Camp he won the LaLiga title three times and the Champions League once.
Meanwhile, Thiago, 31, has had even more success than his sibling winning TEN league titles and two Champions Leagues in a glittering career at both Barca and Bayern Munich.
He is now an integral part of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side.
Interestingly, the brothers play have opted to play for different national teams as a result of holding dual citizenship.
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Rafinha has two caps for Brazil and Thiago has made 46 appearances for Spain.
They are from a sporting family, their father is ex-footballer Mazinho who won the 1994 World Cup with Brazil.
And their mother Valeria Alcantara was a former Brazilian volleyball player.