messi: Lionel Messi surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo’s record for most liked Instagram post ever thanks to World Cup photo

Lionel Messi, at the age of 35, provided a fitting climax to the World Cup by guiding Argentina to a win against France in the final game. The match was going to penalties until PSG’s new star, Kylian Mbappe, scored twice to seal the deal for his team.

Messi and his squad, though, were able to pull through and win the World Cup for the first time since 1986. This solidified Messi’s position as the greatest player of all time. Ronaldo’s position is quite different from that of Messi, who has no club after his contract with Manchester United was cancelled. Ronnie, then 37, wanted nothing more than to help Portugal win the World Cup in Qatar and sign with a new Champions League club.

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The GOAT

Lionel Messi has attained immortality. Argentina has ended a 36-year wait for the FIFA World Cup trophy.

2014-The Golden Ball

In 2014, Messi was awarded the Golden Ball for the Player of the Tournament after Argentina went down to Germany in the final of the World Cup many thought it was more of a consolation prize for a man who is tagged as the best player in the world and one who was left heartbroken.

Controversial Opinions

One school of thought was that Messi did not deserve the award. He scored 4 goals in that edition, but none in the knockouts.

This Time In Qatar

Not too many can question the decision to give the prize for the best player of the tournament to the ‘little magician! Messi became the first player ever to score in every round of the World Cup – from the group stage to the final.

When Cristiano Ronaldo’s team was eliminated from the quarterfinals by Morocco, he broke down in tears since he had been benched for the past two games. Last month, he posted a snapshot from a Louis Vuitton photo session in which he and Messi played chess. The photo of the athlete received an unprecedented 41.9 million likes, making it the image of the most popular sport in history.

But now that Messi has an album of him cheering for his country during the World Cup, it has been overshadowed. The current Instagram record is held by a picture of an EGG with 56.1 million likes, but Messi’s shot may soon exceed it.

FAQs:

1. How old is Lionel Messi?
   Messi is 35 years old.
2. How old is Cristiano Ronaldo?
   He is 37 years old.