Even if you are not a football fan, many people must have heard about the special love story of Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo

Lionel Messi is just one match away from winning the championship trophy. Accompanying the talented player throughout his career is his famous wife Antonella Roccuzzo.

Messi first met his wife at the age of 9 through Antonella’s cousin, Lucas Scaglia.

Five years ago, Daily Mail reported on the love lives of famous football stars in the world. David Beckham and Victoria were mentioned as the most famous couple. As for Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo, they were voted the happiest couple, because the time they were in love created a fairy tale-like story.

Messi and Antonella have been in love for more than 20 years. They have “got married”, have 3 sons together and built a home that is admired by colleagues and fans.

According to Messi himself, the relationship between him and Antonella began in 1996. At that time, Messi was 9 years old and was one of the promising players of the Oldell’s Old Boys football team. Antonella, 8 years old, was born into a wealthy family and lived on the same street as Messi in Argentina.

26 years ago, Messi went to his teammate Lucas Scaglia’s house. Lucas is Antonella’s cousin and Messi had the opportunity to be close to her. “It was the weekend, Antonella came to play with Lucas. Messi was there too and he was attracted to Antonella,” Goal quoted Lucas’ father.

Messi met Antonella while playing PlayStation with Lucas. Antonella was upstairs and asked Messi and Lucas if they needed any help. Messi’s face when he first met Antonella was described as absent-minded and lost focus while playing video games.

Messi’s kiss for Antonella on their wedding day.

According to Scagilia’s father, Messi “couldn’t take his eyes off her for even a second.” Although Messi was only 9 years old at the time, the male player fell in love with Antonella. He even confidently told all his friends about his determination to marry her: “One day, Antonella will be my girlfriend.”

Even when he left his hometown to pursue his dream of becoming a professional footballer, Messi still remembered Antonella’s image.

The couple were close friends until 2000. After that, Messi separated from Antonella before their relationship could blossom. Sports reported: “In the first few years, Messi kept in touch with Antonella by writing letters. Messi always thought of Antonella, even though he could have found another girl where he lived.”

When Messi began to assert his position as a top star, Antonella began a new love affair in her hometown that lasted for more than 3 years. After that, Antonella suffered a shock when her boyfriend died in a traffic accident. In 2007, Messi returned to his hometown and heard the heartbreaking news of Antonella. The Barca striker was there to support Antonella and this was the turning point that brought the two together.

Antonella said she and Messi started dating on July 20, 2007. At that time, Messi was a phenomenon in world football, considered by fans in Argentina as the successor of Diego Maradona. They secretly loved each other for nearly 3 years, before going public during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

The small family now has three lovely children.

“Is Messi’s girlfriend a supermodel, singer or actress? No, her name is Antonella,” Spanish press expressed surprise that Messi, a top player, had feelings for a girl in his hometown of Argentina.

It was not until 2009 that he went public with the media. As a famous football star, Messi is also very secretive about his private life. He once publicly announced that he had a girlfriend, but did not reveal her identity to ensure privacy for both of them.

Since 2009, Antonella decided to move to Barcelona to be with Messi. In June 2012, Antonella caused a stir in the football world when she announced that she was pregnant with Messi’s first son. Three years later, both Messi and Antonella confirmed that they were eagerly awaiting the birth of Thiago’s younger brother, named Mateo. In 2017, Messi announced his wedding to Antonella, marking 20 years since their first meeting.

Speaking of Antonella, the Argentine beauty was born on February 26, 1988, one year younger than her husband. She studied Dentistry at the University of Argentina with the dream of becoming a dentist. After following the call of love and moving to live with Messi in Barcelona, ​​the beauty became a model and social media influencer.

Antonella and her three kids will soon be in Qatar to cheer for Messi.

In 2012, the couple welcomed their first child, Thiago. Three years later, they welcomed their second son, Mateo, and a year later, their son, Ciro, was born. In 2017, after 10 years of dating, the couple decided to get married. Their wedding took place at the Hotel City Center in Rosario. Messi’s married life is extremely fulfilling and admirable. On Antonella’s personal page, people often see her sharing pictures of her traveling, wearing expensive designer clothes, and going to all over the world.

Besides admiring their love, many people also praised Messi’s wife for her simplicity, cleverness and modesty, always standing behind to support Messi. Her fashion sense is also gentle and natural, not hot or showing off her skin like many girlfriends and wives of players.