Lionel Messi and Neymar pose with new Barcelona shirt in Japan as club announce Rakuten sponsorship deal

Neymar and Lionel Messi were among the big names in Japan on Thursday as Barcelona revealed their new shirt sponsors Rakuten.

The Catalan side wheeled out their two biggest names alongside Gerard Pique and Arda Turan in Tokyo at the first sponsorship event of the new season.

Messi has just returned to work after an unforgettable summer which saw him marry his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo in their home city of Rosario.

Neymar, meanwhile, has been back in Brazil where he held the largest five-a-side tournament in the world in his hometown.

Raising money for Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr, over 100,000 players from 53 countries battled for a spot in the final at the amazing project.