Cristiano Ronaldo ups the stakes once more in social media battle with Dwyane Wade as he takes out drones with his formidable deadball strike 

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Cristiano Ronaldo has raised the stakes once more in his ongoing social media battle with NBA star Dwyane Wade.

The two have been going back and forth in a game of one-upmanship and Wade will be hard pushed to respond to the Real Madrid man’s latest challenge.

Ronaldo took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a video of himself attempting to knock a pair of drones from the sky with a football.

Cristiano Ronaldo practices a few keepy ups before taking aim at the drones 

The Real Madrid star was looking to knock the miniature targets out of the sky with the ball

After failing with his first attempt, the Portuguese star has to fish the ball out of the water

After missing with his first attempt, having attempted to strike an audacious volley after juggling the ball, the World Player of the Year took began to take things a little more seriously.

After picking the ball out of the water feature in front of him the Portuguese, who has been criticised for his deadball struggles, decided to use a different tact and used his set piece practice to hit the target. 

Ronaldo celebrates after knocking the first drone out of the sky and sending it crashing

After connecting with the second drone, the 32-year-old produces his trademark celebration

Just like his recent effort against Celta Vigo in the Copa del Rey, both proceeded to hit the target with his next two efforts.

And he was clearly delighted, as he quickly showcased his infamous goal celebration.

The clip is the latest in a series of challenges for Poker Star, which have seen the pair attempt to free-throw an omelette and play keepy ups with an orange. 

The World Player of the Year also posted this selfie on Instagram later on in the day