- Lionel Messi surpassed long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo to become the most popular athlete Instagram post.
- The Barcelona captain shared a photo of him embracing the Copa America trophy after the success of the national team.
- The number of likes for this picture has exceeded 20 million times, breaking the previous record of 19.8 million times.
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Lionel Messi exceed Cristiano Ronaldo Become the most popular owner Instagram Posted by athletes.
Picture showing the Barcelona star embracing America’s Cup For the trophy, the number of likes has exceeded 20 million, breaking the record of 19.98 million previously held by Ronaldo.
The Argentine captain shared his image of achieving international success for the first time since the 2008 Olympic gold medal.
Messi, He recently agreed to a 50% pay cut to sign a new Barcelona contractHelped the Argentine team win 1-0 in the Copa America final, which was the first time for the team to succeed in the tournament in 23 years.
“What a beautiful madness! This is incredible! Thank God! We are the champions!”-The six-time Golden Globe winner said next to the picture.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s record-setting post is a tribute to Diego Maradona in November 2020, shortly after the Argentine legend Died from cardiac arrest.
Ronaldo and Messi have dominated international and club football for the past ten years and have been fighting for new records as they strive to become the greatest players of all time.
Take June as an example, Ronaldo tied the record for the most goals scored by a male football player in an international competition 109. This number can only be matched by Iran’s Ali Daiyi.
