Lionel Messi's photo holding World Cup likely to smash all-time record

• Lionel Messi has gotten one over Cristiano Ronaldo on social media thanks to his World Cup triumph
• The sight of Messi lifting the most coveted trophy in World football certainly pleased fans as it became the most liked Instagram photo by a sportsperson
• It surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo’s own Instagram post which contained himself and Messi playing chess
• Some unscrupulous fans have taken it to another level as they are unliking the most liked photo of all time to give Messi the edge

Lionel Messi’s Instagram picture holding the World Cup is officially the most-liked photo on the social media platform by a sportsperson.

Messi surpassed the most followed human on earth Cristiano Ronaldo’s post from a few weeks ago for likes.

Ronaldo’s photo of the two players playing chess together in a Louis Vuitton advert campaign shook the internet in November, but now fans seem to have found a better image to savor on Instagram.

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Messi scored twice, including once from the penalty spot as Argentina played out an entertaining 3-3 draw against France after extra time in what is being dubbed the best World Cup final of all time.

The game went to penalties, which Argentina won 4-2, with many fans now adamant that the debate on the Greatest Footballer of all Time is now settled.

After Argentina’s first World Cup win since 1986, many fans now believe Messi has cemented his legacy as the greatest footballer ever.

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At the time of this publication, Messi’s photo holding the World Cup sits at 54 million likes.

This is a massive 12 million more likes than the famous chess photo posted by Ronaldo.

However, the most liked Instagram photo, according to brandwatch, is still that of an egg, which stands at 55 million likes, and counting.

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Sports Brief has however established that some fans are taking to Instagram to ‘unlike’ the egg post to aid Messi’s World Cup post become the most liked of all time.

Argentina players destroy goal post

Sports Brief also reported on how Argentina players destroyed the goalpost net after their heroics at the World Cup.

The Argentina players wildly celebrated at the end of the game with their families, friends and former players.

Some also spent time at the goal post where the penalties were affected to cut the net in pieces as a memento for what they had achieved.