As Lionel Messi won the World Cup on Sunday night, many have questioned whether he also broke the record for the most liked Instagram post in history.
Does Messi now have the most liked Instagram post ever?
It’s official: Lionel Messi breaks records everywhere he goes.
The Argentina legend now has the most liked Instagram post of all time, breaking the world record egg’s previously held record of almost 56.1 million likes.
Messi’s post, on the other hand has over 57 million likes and rising.
While the world record egg took a couple of days to hit such incredible numbers, the Barcelona icon has done so in less than two full days.
That is the power of the one and only Lionel Messi.
On Monday, the 35-year old’s post became the most Instagram liked post by a sportsperson in history, beating Cristiano Ronaldo’s previously held record of 38 million likes.
However, it seems as if the Paris Saint-Germain superstar has now made the platform his own by standing at the very top singlehandedly.
Why is the world liking Messi’s post so much?
Well, every true football fan was aching for Lionel Messi to finally get his hands on the World Cup.
The elusive piece of silverware was the one remaining from the great man’s trophy cabinet.
While Messi reached the World Cup final in 2014, his side lost to Germany, courtesy of a cracking strike from super-sub Mario Goetze.
Considering the Copa America champion had not won the World Cup, many held that against him in conversations to be the greatest player of all time.
The likes of Diego Maradona and Pele were classed as the best to ever grace the game due to taking their respective nations to ultimate glory.
As Leo Messi has now done so and in dramatic fashion, there is an understanding outpouring of love about the man who may have settled the debate for the greatest player of all time forever.
And now, he has the most liked Instagram post of all time, which just goes to show how much the world adores the seasoned vet.
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