One good example that comes to mind is Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo in the early 2010s. Both of them were incredibly quick and athletic wingers, that were scoring a lot of goals. Both were freekick specialists back then, with the exact same freekick style. Also both were both tall and strong, allowing them to be an aerial threat and useful for defensive set pieces, unlike most wingers. Many people called Bale at Spurs “a left footed Ronaldo” and when he joined Real Madrid they formed an amazing attacking trio (with Benzema), winning 4 UCL titles together.

Any other similar cases?

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    Aguero and Romario - No bonus points for this but they were both short, stocky and scored quite a lot of goals.

    Neymar and Ronaldinho - Both skilful Brazilian wingers who played with Messi at Barcelona, they both played for PSG and they also like to party. They also only peaked for 5 years max. They both could’ve achieved so much more even with all the trophies they won.

    Zabaleta and Zanetti - Both dependable right backs from Argentina who just got on with their jobs. Zanetti was obviously the better of the two but both similar styles.

    David Beckham and David Bentley (lol) - They were both free kick specialists but one just gave up on their career it seems. More of a joke one.

    Messi and Maradona - doesn’t really need talking about this one.