Cristiano Ronaldo posted this image of himself and close friend Jose Semedo to Instagram
Cristiano has sparked controversy after captioning a photo of himself and friend Jose Semedo as 'black and white chocolate'.
The Real Madrid superstar posted the image - which shows the pair posing topless in a pool - to his Instagram account on Monday night.
But despite attracting over 2.7 million likes so far, Ronaldo's comment drew criticism from some users of the picture-sharing platform.
The Real Madrid superstar is enjoying a break after playing at the Confederations Cup
Alongside the photo, Ronaldo wrote: 'Perfect Mach (sic) Black And White chocolate', leading some Instagram users to claim he was being racist.
User ramostheme commented 'Thats (sic) a little racist', while rafael22alam wrote 'You're racist' in response to Ronaldo's latest post.
However, a number of other users supported Ronaldo, insisting there was nothing offensive about his choice of words.
Ronaldo poses with Semedo, Miguel Paixao and son Cristiano Jnr in another Instagram picture
Ronaldo recently became father to twins after Mateo and Eva were born via a surrogate
'He's standing next to and is friends with a black person hows (sic) this racist?', wrote njr_21_, while amaliatiara99 added 'Hahahhaah its not racist its just a joke... (sic)'.
Ronaldo has been friends with fellow footballer Semedo - who is currently without a club after being released by Sheffield Wednesday - for 20 years after they met at Sporting Lisbon's academy.
They are known to speak almost every day and still set aside at least a week each summer to holiday together with their families.
Ronaldo poses with girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez after finishing the season with Real Madrid
Semedo was in Cardiff to celebrate Ronaldo and Real Madrid's latest Champions League win
Semedo recently travelled to Cardiff to watch his pal play a starring role in Real Madrid's Champions League final victory over Juventus.
Speaking about his relationship with Ronaldo to Sportsmail in January, Semedo said: 'I see Ronaldo as a proper brother.
'We've grown up together. He doesn't think he would ever have reached the level he has, but believes it's down to our mentality not to give up on anything.'
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