Lionel Messi, who propelled Argentina to win the 2022 Qatar World Cup, has made history as having the world’s most liked Instagram post!
The scene of him celebrating in the Qatar stadium after Argentina beat France 3-2 in a nail-biting World Cup Final that went to extra time, has racked up an impressive 74.2 million likes on Instagram… so far.
If you put that into Instagram perspective, he has knocked The Egg (55.7 million) and Kylie Jenner’s second pregnancy (with 24.8 million) off the top spots.
Messi, who is now considered the GOAT (Greatest Player Of All Time) after he won the World Cup for Argentina putting Cristiano Ronaldo in second place for the coveted football fan’s title. Despite both players impressive CV’s Ronaldo has yet to win a World Cup for Portugal.
Messi has so far won 7 Ballon d’Or Trophies, 4 Champions League trophies and 10 La Liga top goal scorer awards, and there was even a season in his career where he managed to break the record for the most goals scored in a full calendar year – netting 91 goals in the entirety of 2012, surpassing Gerd Muller’s previous tally of 85 goals that he managed in 1972.
The World Cup was the last trophy he had to overcome to be considered ‘The GOAT’. He has even beaten the footballing records of his Argentinian hero, Diego Maradona.
