Lionel Messi (34) pushes Cristiano Ronaldo (36) from the throne! It has been a week since the kicker won the long-awaited first championship cup with the Argentine national team: In the final of this year’s Copa America, his team triumphed 1-0 against the Brazil team. The athlete let his joy at this victory run wild with a picture posting. That brings Lionel Now the next milestone: He breaks the record for the most successful sports photo ever on Instagram – and replaces long-term rival Ronaldo.
The photo with the most likes was so far on the InstagramProfile of the Portuguese kicker Ronaldo to find. It shows the beau together with the soccer legend Diego Maradona (✝60). It was posted on November 25, 2020, the anniversary of the Argentine’s death. Now the contribution has been outbid by Messi. The aforementioned new image of the professional athlete with the Copa Cup has achieved more than 21.1 million likes so far – and the trend is still rising. “What madness! This is unbelievable – thank you God! We are the champions”, the 34-year-old cheered after winning the tournament under the photo.
After this Cristiano Ronaldo had to go home in the European Championship after the round of 16, it is the second bankruptcy in the recent past for the father of four. Nevertheless, he too had reason to celebrate. After all, the 36-year-old was awarded the Golden Shoe as one of the best goal scorers of the Euro 2020.
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