Messi’s picture with Copa America Trophy becomes most-liked Instagram post by an athlete
The post of the Argentine football star Lionel Messi on Instagram, where he is depicted with the Copa America trophy, has become the most popular sports photo of the platform.
After beating Brazil and inspiring Argentina to lift his first International trophy with the country, Messi celebrated by taking to Instagram to toast their triumph with a picture of him in the changing room holding the trophy with the caption: “What a beautiful madness! This is unbelievable! Thank you, God! We are the champions!”
The photo of Messi has already received 20,000,000 likes and is also the sixth most-liked post in the history of the social media network, behind posts from the likes of Billie Eilish, XXXTentacion, Ariana Grande and the world record-breaking photograph of an egg from January 4, 2019.
Messi’s post after the Copa America title surpassed rival Cristiano Ronaldo’s tribute to Diego Maradona after his passing on November 25, 2020.
Messi’s Instagram profile is one of the most followed in the world, with no less than 232 million people who see his posts day after day.
