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Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi has officially broken Juventus Cristiano Ronaldo’s record as the sportsman with the most-liked Instagram picture, on Sunday, July 18, 2021.
The Barcelona star set the Instagram record when he posted himself holding Argentina’s Copa America title which received more than 20 million likes.
The picture surpassed Ronaldo’s record of 19.8 million, which he attained on a post eulogizing Argentina’s legend, Diego Armando Maradona following his death in November 2020.
Messi captioned the photo (which was in Spanish) on Instagram: “What a beautiful madness! This is unbelievable! Thank you, God! We are the champions!”
