The 2022 World Cup MVP's Instagram post, which features photos of him and his teammates celebrating Argentina national team's win against France, has received more than 60 million likes.
- Dec 21, 2022
AceShowbiz - Lionel Messi's Instagram account could give Cristiano Ronald's for its money. The Argentine professional soccer player has broken the record for the most-liked Instagram post with his World Cup celebration pictures.
Following his national team's victory against France in the World Cup Final on Sunday, December 18, the 35-year-old uploaded on his page photos of him celebrating the moment. He was seen lifting and kissing the trophy while being joined by his teammates in the pictures.
"CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!!!!!!" the MVP of the World Cup 2022 captioned the snaps, which he shared to his over 400 million followers. "So many times I dreamed it, so much I wanted it that I still don't fall, I can't believe it......," he continued.
"Thank you so much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. We prove once again that Argentinians when we fight together and united we are able to achieve what we aim," the Paris Saint-Germain star added. "The merit is of this group, which is above individuals, is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the one of all Argentinians… We did it!!! LET'S GO ARGENTINA DAMN!!!!!"
After a couple of days, the post has been liked over 60 million times, surpassing the infamous egg post which has 56.9 million likes. It has now reached 67 million likes, with David Beckham's son Brooklyn Beckham among them clicking the like button.
After Messi surpassed its record, the world record egg's Instagram account responded with cheeky Stories. "4 years ago we set out on a mission, 9 days later we made internet history. Together. Today @leomessi has taken the crown (for now) but I'm still left with one question...," it posted on Tuesday, December 20.
Pitting Messi against Portuguese soccer star Ronaldo, it asked in the next Story, "Who's the greatest of all time? @cristiano or @leomessi." Followers were urged to cast their vote in the comment.
Meanwhile, Messi continues to follow up the record-breaking post with more photos from his celebration of the World Cup win. On Tuesday, December 20, he posted pictures of him taking the golden trophy to bed. "Good morning !" he captioned it.
In a near tragic turn of events, Messi and his friends almost fell off a bus during a parade in their home country. Following their return to Argentina, the winner of Golden Ball award for best World Cup player and the Argentinian national team were taking laps around Buenos Aires to celebrate their win.
In a video of the event, Messi was sitting beside Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Angel Di Maria and Nicolas Otamendi. Being soaked in the moment, they didn't see a low-hanging street wire coming their bus' way. Thankfully, they managed to duck out the wire in time to avoid collision, but Paredes lost his hat when he bent his back.
