Lionel Messi Wife: One of the best football players ever, Messi, will face Croatia in the semifinal of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in an attempt to win the trophy he has most long desired. You may be familiar with all things Messi, but did you know that his wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, is also a celebrity.
Antonela, who has 22 million Instagram followers and is from the same hometown as Messi, has been best friends with the Argentinean since they were young. Since early on, Antonela Roccuzzo has been by Lionel Messi’s side. Messi’s love for his wife hasn’t changed despite all the fame and glory that came with becoming one of the finest players in the world. They had a long-distance relationship at first, but a tragedy drew them together, and they have been inseparable ever since.
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They were friends since childhood
Both Messi and Antonela are natives of Rosario. Since they were five years old, they had been friends. She was a friend of Messi’s cousin, and despite his introverted behaviour, the striker frequently visited her home to meet her. Messi moved to Barcelona to pursue his football dreams in 2007, but he still flew back home to console Antonela after a friend of hers died in a car accident. Since then, the two have been dating.
Roccuzzo chose to pursue dentistry as her post-graduate study while earning her bachelor’s degree in humanities and social sciences. However, she decided to leave school early in order to be near Messi, who was living in Barcelona.
The couple got married in 2017
She launched a boutique with her friend Sofia Balbi, the wife of Messi’s former Barca teammate Luis Suarez, and secured a modelling contract with fashion designer Ricky Sarkany in 2016. In Rosario, Argentina, where they both grew up, Messi wed his childhood girlfriend in june 2017. “Wedding of the century” in Argentina was the nickname given to their wedding celebration. The celebration featured a large number of Messi’s old temmates, including Gerard Pique and his wife Shakira.
She frequently shares photos of her family, including her three kids Thiago, Matteo, and Ciro on Instagram where she has 22 million followers. Antonella is quite famous in her own right. She, also advertises a variety of brands.
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