Lionel Messi broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s previous record of 41.9 million likes for his photo alongside Messi for a Louis Vuitton shoot when he posted a series of photos on his Instagram account showing him celebrating Argentina’s World Cup victory.
Lionel Messi has broken the internet and has redefined the internet with his Instagram post commemorating his World Cup victory. On the social media site, Messi’s post has already received over 47 million likes.
Messi claimed on Instagram that he had dreamed of winning the World Cup numerous times and insisted that he still finds it difficult to accept that he has won the competition.
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Messi wrote , “WORLD CHAMPIONS! I dreamed it so many times, I wanted it so much that I still haven’t fallen, I can’t believe it. Thank you very much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. We demonstrate once again that Argentines when we fight together and united we are capable of achieving what we set out to do. The merit belongs to this group, which is above individualities, it is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the dream of all Argentines. We did it! GO ARGENTINA! We are seeing each other very soon,” Messi posted on Instagram.”
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Only the picture of the famous world record egg, which has 55.8 million likes, is more popular than Messi’s post, which is ranked second on the list of “most liked” posts.
Messi’s winning post has surpassed Ronaldo’s, which received 41.9 million likes and featured Messi and Messi playing chess for a Louis Vuitton advertisement.
On Sunday, Messi won the FIFA World Cup after scoring twice in the thrilling final against France at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium.