Lionel Messi is one of the most sought-after and respected footballers in the world today. The athlete has thousands of fans, but in his entire football career he has not been seen in any scandal related to his personal life. For many years in a row, Messi has been loyal to his wife Antonella Rokuzzo.
Childhood and youth
Antonella Roccuzzo was born in Argentina on February 26, 1988, in an ordinary large family. Her father, Jose Roccuzzo, was a businessman at the time, and her mother, Patricia Blanco, worked from home. Antonella has two sisters - Paula and Clara.
The girl met her future husband during her school years. They grew up together and constantly moved in the same company. Lionel was already a great football player, and Antonella sometimes attended his school matches as a cheerleader.
This did not happen so often, because the girl grew up very modest and homely, preferring to hang out with friends reading books or doing needlework at home. Lionel's career developed rapidly, at an early age he left Rosario, but the sympathy between him and Antonella was already determined. At every opportunity, Messi came to his hometown and met the girl. There was no talk of a full-fledged relationship: a promising footballer who spends all his time at training camps and training simply did not have either time or energy for his personal life. As a result, for several years Antonella and Lionel lost sight of each other, each had new romantic hobbies, although they could hardly be called serious.
After graduation, Rokuzzo planned to study nutritional medicine at a local university and successfully passed the entrance exams. She has always been passionate about healthy living and proper nutrition. Taking care of her own body allowed the girl to be in great shape, and one day she was noticed by a recruiter of a modeling agency. As a result, despite her diminutive stature, the pretty brown-eyed brunette started working as a fashion model at the local agency Models Argentine Women and stayed in this business for several years.
Antonelli's modeling career has been very successful. She constantly starred in advertisements for local brands, and then was invited to the cinema. These were episodic roles in the series, but they also brought the girl some fame and gave an excellent experience. To this day, Antonella Rokuzzo is excellent in public, captivating everyone with her dazzling smile.
Marriage to Messi
The girl's academic success and career plans had to be changed when Lionel Messi reappeared in her life. In 2007, he came home for Christmas and met Antonella. This time they began a serious romance. Lionel was already a successful and famous athlete, and Antonella became incredibly beautiful. Love was adult and conscious, so Antonella dropped everything and followed her beloved to another city. By the way, a few years later she returned to the university and completed her education.
At first, the lovers hid their romance, because even then the attention to the person of Messi from the public and the media was incredible. At the same time, Lionel himself was always considered a rather closed person and did not give information reasons to the yellow press at all.
The wedding ceremony took place in 2010. The celebration was truly gorgeous. Luxurious location, celebrity guests and a hand-embroidered vintage lace dress worth several hundred thousand dollars. The entire wedding ceremony could be seen by thousands of fans of the couple: a giant screen was installed on the city square with a live broadcast of the event. And the backstage and other details of the wedding were consecrated not only by invited journalists, but also by celebrity guests, among whom was Antonella Rokuzzo's beloved friend, singer Shakira with her husband Gerard Piquet. Messi's friends, footballers Suarez, Alba and Busquets also generously shared photos.
Lionel and Antonella made a noble gesture: she asked the guests instead of gifts to transfer money to Messi's charitable foundation. This is one of the features of their family. They do not flaunt their wealth, although, of course, they are quite rich people. Lionel's Instagram page contains mostly professional information, there are enough personal photos. seldom. And Antonella generally has a closed profile, several for several million followers.
Family life
In early 2012, Messi gave fans and spectators around the world a funny sign after the match. He tucked the ball under his shirt to simulate "pregnancy." This is how the footballer told the world that he would soon become a father. The firstborn was born in November 2012 and named him Thiago. Today, the Messi family has three children, in 2015 Matteo swarmed, and in 2018 - Ciro. The spouses do not intend to stop and are planning more children in the future. Now the boys are already being introduced to football: the younger ones are rooting for their dad at the stadium, the older ones are already confidently scoring goals in the children's football section.
Messi often said in his interviews that his family played a big role in his success. She has always been a reliable rear and support for him. Mom devoted all her time to organizing everyday life, proper nutrition for her son, and ensured compliance with the rest schedule for him. My father, in his early years, became an athlete's manager, taking on all the organizational difficulties. That is why Lionel was looking for a girl who is able to create the same strong home. Antonella turned out to be a real ideal. Until a certain point, she forgot about career ambitions, devoting herself to raising children and supporting her husband. Only some time ago, Antonella Messi remembered her passion for fashion, deciding to release a collection of shoes.
