Lionel Messi’s social media presence isn’t loud, but it is powerful. Lionel Messi proved yet again that he’s called “GOAT” (Greatest of All Time) for a reason. The football legend’s latest social media post from Camp Nou stadium is making waves online. The post marking his emotional return to the iconic stadium has garnered over 31.3 million likes, making it the most-liked sports picture on Instagram in 2025. From the looks of it, Messi’s post might surpass Taylor Swift’s engagement post‘s likes in no time.
Fans react to Lionel Messi’s post nearing the likes of Taylor Swift’s photo
In yet another testament to his undefeated social media presence, Messi’s recent Instagram post bagged the title of the most-liked sports picture in 2025. The recent milestone comes a close second to Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement to Travis Kelce, which has garnered 37.6 million likes to date.
This comes as tough competition for Swifties who were aiming to break Messi’s 74 million record. Instead, it seems like they might soon have to worry about the star footballer coming for their 37 million record.
It’s worth noting that Messi’s post reached 31.3 million likes in just seven days, demonstrating his massive global following. Swift’s post, although popular, took longer to reach similar milestones.
Comparisons began in no time with Messi’s followers mocking Taylor Swift’s fans for underestimating his popularity and fandom. Some even resorted to mocking the Swifties for even thinking about the next-to-impossible outcome.
A post captioned “It’s funny how Taylor Swift fans thought they would break the 74M record but Messi is rather coming for their 37M” went viral on X (formerly Twitter). It garnered 1.5 million views, 30k likes, and more than 150 comments, proving its resonance among Lionel Messi’s fans.
Reactions poured in with one ardent fan writing, “The goat influence is insane— they didn’t know,” while another commented, “they don’t know who they’re joking with.”
“Swifties wanna do this with a worldwide icon?” yet another comment read.
Trying to reason with others, one fan said, “I’m a Messi fan too but wtf are you coming after Taylor Swift? She’s minding her own business…”
