See The Most Liked Sports Announcement Tweet in 1 Hour

Yesterday, the world of sports rejoiced as a fairy tale transfer completed in Cristiano Ronaldo joining Manchester United, 12 years after he last represented the Red Devils. The 36-year old has always been considered one of the greatest of all time (GOAT) and even at this age, he’s breaking records. Turns out, he’s brilliant at breaking records off the pitch as well.

One such example was the announcement tweet made by Manchester United. The club obviously had to confirm all the rumours and speculation, and they tweeted the same to their fan base of 26+ million on this social media platform. The caption was not much and all it read was, “Welcome 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲, @Cristiano 🔴 #MUFC | #Ronaldo.”

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However, that was enough to send fans into a frenzy online and the tweet went on to break records, become the most liked sports announcement tweet in a matter of just 60 minutes. And it overshadowed the recent historic move of Lionel Messi to PSG. That too was a big transfer, as Messi left Barcelona after 21 years of being at that club.

Coming back to this tweet, we’re looking at it nearly 12 hours after the announcement and we’re seeing 65k+ replies, 827k+ retweets and as many as 1.8m+ likes on that post. Obviously, it’s been less than a day since the announcement and it can go much further in terms of online engagement. And once he takes the field, we’re sure to see many more such loved tweets online.