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Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes 1st Person to Reach 300M Instagram Followers

In addition to being European football's goalscoring king, Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo is now the unquestioned king of Instagram as well.

ESPN FC noted Friday that Ronaldo became the first person in the world to reach 300 million Instagram followers:

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The accomplishment comes on the heels of Ronaldo scoring twice in a 3-0 victory over Hungary during Portugal's UEFA Euro 2020 opener on Tuesday.

With those goals, Ronaldo has 11 all time in European Championships, moving him past France's Michel Platini for the record.