Messi and Ronaldo's yachts separated by 20 metres

All that separates Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi is the width of three yachts as they enjoy their summer holiday in Ibiza with their respective families.

A group of youngsters in Argentina and Barcelona shirts had congregated at the Marina de Botafoch leisure port early on Thursday morning in hopes of autographs and selfies with the two greats of world football.

Alas, as a grey sky dawned over Ibiza, it became clear that dark clouds and rain were all that the youths would see, while Messi and Ronaldo stayed away from the coast in their luxury villas to dodge the bad weather and the lenses of the paparazzi.

The pair's rivalry on the pitch appears to have spilled over into the sea, Cristiano's Asciari and Messi's Seven C yacht appearing to compete with each other for prominence in the water.

As if the port were not already star-studded enough, Zinedine Zidane's yacht is also moored a matter of metres away, and numerous other big name Spanish footballers, including Alvaro Morata, Koke, Lucas Vazquez and Jordi Alba, have all chosen Ibiza as the place to recharge their batteries before pre-season.