Argentina legend Lionel Messi has set yet one more file with a submit on Instagram after profitable the World Cup in Qatar on Sunday.
- Messi posts after World Cup win
- Racks up 63m likes
- Beats file held by egg
WHAT HAPPENED? Messi lastly achieved his World Cup dream on Sunday by profitable the event with Argentina. The captain then proceeded to make extra historical past off the pitch. The ahead posted a photograph on Instagram holding the trophy aloft which has up to now racked up greater than 63 million likes, turning into the most-liked submit ever on the platform. The earlier file was famously held by an egg which totalled round 56 million likes.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Messi’s submit was not the one social media file the captain smashed in Qatar. The 35-year-old additionally broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s file for the most-liked Instagram submit by a sportsperson, which was a picture of the 2 gamers engaged in a sport of chess earlier than the event. Ronaldo’s submit obtained a mere 42 million likes.
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WHAT NEXT FOR MESSI? The captain is at the moment celebrating Argentina’s World Cup win in Buenos Aires however will then return to membership facet Paris Saint-Germain.