It turns out Lionel Messi isn’t the only global footballing superstar with an Iranian lookalike.
Sure enough, it would appear that Cristiano Ronaldo has a doppelganger living and working in Tehran, too.
Indeed, Iranian voters flocked to take selfies with Reza Alireza Lou while voting in their presidential elections after mistaking the local chap for the Real Madrid icon.
https://twitter.com/afptehran/status/865617853898149888
This comes just weeks after Reza Parastesh hit the headlines after being detained by police for looking so much like Barcelona star Messi that he caused pandemonium in the streets.
Now there’s a public order offence you don’t hear every day!
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