Who is Lionel Messi’s wife and how many children do they have? Icon and partner Antonela met as kids and model has supported his incredible career
Throughout Lionel Messi’s glistening football career, he has had his wife Antonela Roccuzzo by his side.
Messi has been constantly supported from the sidelines as he broke countless records and lifted countless titles on the way to becoming one of the greatest players of all time.
Roccuzzo was present to see her husband win the World Cup in 2022, while she has travelled with their family during moves from Spain to France and now to the USA.
The couple have been together for a very long time but when did they meet and how many children do they have together? talkSPORT.com takes a look…
Roccuzzo is a model and businesswoman who has worked with companies like Adidas and Stella McCartney as well as multiple fitness brands.
The 35-year-old originally trained to become a dentist before switching careers to work in social communication and then modelling.
She also boasts a huge following on social media as she has over 35 million followers on her Instagram account.
Messi and Roccuzzo first met as children before he left Argentina to pursue his football career.
However, they reconnected and have been together publicly since 2008.
The couple got married in 2017 in their hometown with Sergio Aguero, Xavi, Samuel Eto’o, Carles Puyol, Cesc Fabregas and Gerard Pique just some of the stars in attendance.
Luis Suarez and Neymar were also there at the wedding that was reported to have over 400 police officers present due to the amount of stars on sight.
Speaking about his wife, Messi said: «My wife, Antonela, has lots of great qualities.
»I really admire how she deals with the day-to-day, she is always in a good mood and she approaches problems admirably.
“She is highly intelligent and well-rounded in all aspects of life."
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