Lionel Messi set a new Instagram record after beating the Argentine team in the Copa America in mid-July.
The Picture with him and the trophy in the dressing room shortly after the final whistle has been “liked” more than 20 million times to date. A new record for a sports-related image on the social media platform.
Messi’s rival Cristiano Ronaldo had previously held it. The star striker from Juventus had in November of last year remembered the late football icon Diego Armando Maradona and thus generated 19.8 million “likes”.
However, neither CR7 nor Messi even come close to the “most-liked” picture on Instagram. This is the so-called “world record egg” with over 55 million “likes”.
Messi finally won his first big title with the Argentine national team in July after having failed several times – including against Germany in the 2014 World Cup final – shortly before the big hit and dramatically. In the Copa final, Argentina beat major continental rivals Brazil 1-0.
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