Lionel Messi, the world cup winning captain of the Argentine national team, has added another feather to his cap by posting the most liked post on Instagram ever. His Instagram post showing him lifting the world cup in celebration has become the most popular post on social media with over 68.1 million likes as at the time of writing this article.
The post has 10 photos in a gallery showing Lionel Messi and the Argentine team celebrating the win over France in one of the most exciting FIFA World cup final matches in decades. Argentina won the match 4 – 2 via a penalty shootout after it ended 2-2 after regular 90 minutes, and 3-3 after extra 30 mins.
He attached the following message to the post in Spanish. When translated it reads,
CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!!!!!! 🌎🏆
So many times I dreamed it, so much I wanted it that I still don’t fall, I can’t believe it…… 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 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!!!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
We’re seeing each other very soon… 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Before Lionel Messi’s post, the most-liked photo on Instagram was an ordinary brown egg. It was posted in 2019 and has over 57 million likes and had overtaken the previous record held by reality star and makeup mogul Kylie Jenner.
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