Lionel Messi's impressive stat that places him only behind Cristiano Ronaldo

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been the best players in the world for more than 15 years, achieving a historic rivalry between them, especially when they played for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. That rivalry also manifested itself on social media, not only on the field.

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In social media, Cristiano Ronaldo has always had more followers, since he is a more media and social player than the Argentine, therefore, he has more fans around the world. Now, Lionel Messi managed to reach 500 million followers on Instagram, becoming the second most followed person in the world!

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed person on the entire planet, with 622 million followers. The Portuguese has been the most followed for years, and now Lionel Messi is officially the second person with the most followers in the world, with just 500 million.

Lionel Messi has further increased his popularity by joining Inter Miami of Major League Soccer. This is because even though he was known in the USA, the reality is that soccer in North America is still growing.

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Lionel Messi prepares to play today:

Inter Miami began the season with a victory in the first match of Major League Soccer. David Beckham's team managed to score three valuable points in the first game of the season in the United States. Today, Inter Miami will be tested again in gameweek two of the MLS, this time, against the LA Galaxy.