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Football is one of the most favorite sports in the world, while the footballers are the creators of its incredible story and inspiration for fans.
And footballers, just like anyone else, love to use social media with the help of which they connect with their fans by sharing photos from their everyday life. Some footballers don't use their social media accounts that much, however, there are some who upload pictures almost every day.
One of the most used social media pages among people is Instagram. One of the most followed pages on Insta from footballers are Lionel Messi's and Cristiano Ronaldo's accounts. Ronaldo currently has 519m followers, while Messi has 403m.
So let's see, who has the most-liked Instagram photos of the footballing world? We decided to make a top 10 of most liked posts of footballers on Insta. The list is as follows:
What football post on Instagram has the most likes 2022?
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Lionel Messi - a photo of himself posted before 2022 FIFA World Cup Final, advertising for Adidas
Days before the World Cup final, Messi shared a post of himself in an Argentina kit and Adidas boots along with the Adidas ball for the final.
9
Lionel Messi - a photo after the 2022 FIFA World Cup game against the Netherlands
Argentina faced the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and after the game ended in a 2-2 draw, Lionel Scaloni's side celebrated a 4-3 win on penalties. Messi's post following the game is the 9th liked post on Instagram.
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Lionel Messi - a photo after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup game against Mexico
Argentina beat Mexico in the Group stage game of the World Cup with a 2-0 score. Following the game, Messi took to Instagram to react to their win.
7
Cristiano Ronaldo - Photo after 2022 FIFA World Cup elimination
Portugal were eliminated from World Cup 2022 in the quarter-final stage after suffering a defeat to Morocco. Following the defeat, Ronaldo took to Instagram and shared a post.
6
Leo Messi - a post of himself in bed with the FIFA World Cup Trophy
Lionel Messi's biggest dream came true on Sunday, December 18 when Argentina faced France in the World Cup 2022 final and celebrated a victory on penalties as they became champions. Now any post he makes on Instagram with a trophy, it will earn millions of likes.
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Leo Messi - Photo of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo playing chess, advertising for Louis Vuitton
Before the World Cup two football greats Messi and Ronaldo were photographed playing chess in an advertisement for Louis Vuitton. The post is currently 5th most liked football post on Instagram posted by Messi.
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Cristiano Ronaldo - a post announcing Georgina Rodriguez's pregnancy
Ronaldo and his partner Georgina announced that she was pregnant with twins a year ago in October. The post was the most-liked post back in 2021. However, a few months later it was announced that one of the twins died at birth.
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Leo Messi - Photo of him on an airplane with the FIFA World Cup trophy
Messi's World Cup win was the most awaited thing for him, his nation and for his fans. This post is currently the 3rd most liked post on Instagram with 36.7m likes.
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Cristiano Ronaldo - Photo of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo playing chess, advertising for Louis Vuitton
Before the World Cup two football greats Messi and Ronaldo were photographed playing chess in an advertisement for Louis Vuitton. The same post was made by Ronaldo as well and it has more likes than Messi's post of the same picture.
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Leo Messi - a post of him with a World Cup trophy
As mentioned above, Messi became World Cup champions on Sunday. Following the triumph in the World Cup, Messi's post on Instagram became the most liked picture in Instagram's history.