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Cristiano Ronaldo broke the silence and thanked his virtual community of fans by reaching this week nothing less than 250 million of followers on the social network Instagram , which allows him to consolidate his position as the footballer with the highest number of “ followers ”on the popular platform.
“ ¡250 millions! What an incredible number! Thank you all, you are part of this journey “, has written the player of the Juventus next to a photo that portrays him triumphantly after scoring one of the many goals with his current team.
In this way, Cristiano Ronaldo , an occasional model and also a businessman, broadened the distance that separates him, in this area of the digital sphere, from his greatest rival both on and off the pitch: Lionel Messi , who has some not inconsiderable 175 million followers.
The Brazilian Neymar can boast, for his part, of 144 millions of admirers on the social network, while the Colombian James Rodríguez is in fourth position with 46. 6 million fans.