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Updated January 28th, 2020 at 21:33 IST

Kobe Bryant death: Luis Figo accused of plagiarising Cristiano Ronaldo's Twitter tribute

Famous Portuguese footballers Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo posted identical Kobe Bryant tributes on their official Twitter handles. Check out the tweets.

Reported by: Daniel Arambur
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Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter Gianna Bryant passed away in an unfortunate helicopter crash on Sunday in California. A host of prominent celebrities and sportsmen such as Neymar Jr, David Beckham, Rafael Nadal and others paid their tribute to the former Lakers legend - Kobe Bryant. Portuguese footballers Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo also took to Twitter with a heartfelt message. However, the Twitter universe noticed an interesting thing about both their tributes.

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Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo post the same tribute

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Luis Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo posted identical messages as a tribute to the fallen NBA legend on their respective Twitter handles. People were quick to notice this. They pointed out that Cristiano Ronaldo was the first to post a message while Luis Figo posted it a couple of hours later on Monday itself.

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Published January 28th, 2020 at 21:33 IST

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