Lionel Messi is considered to be one of the greatest players in football history.
The Argentinian is just a magician when he has the ball in his feet.
We all know what a great player he is, he has proven that many times throughout his professional career, but what do we know about his personal life?
We decided to take a closer look into Messi's life outside the football pitch and find out more about the woman he has been sharing his life time with.
Lionel Messi is married to his childhood sweetheart, Antonella Roccuzzo.
The story behind how Messi and Antonella meet is quite interesting.
Messi met Antonella Roccuzzo when they were just five years old through her cousin Lucas Scaglia, who is also a professional footballer and was Messi's best friend at the time.
Leo fell in love with the Argentinian beauty and he regularly visited Roccuzzo’s house, just to see her.
However, the two parted their ways to chase their dreams, but after spending some time apart, in 2007, they rekindled their relationship
That happened when one of Roccuzzo’s close friends died in a car crash and Messi traveled all back to Argentina to show that she has his support.
The couple kept their relationship private for a couple of years, but eventually Messi confirmed that they are dating in an interview in 2009.
Messi is one very lucky man, as he married the woman he has been in love with since a young age.
In 2017 the lovely couple finally got married after almost a decade of dating.
Their wedding took place in the luxurious hotel name Hotel City Center in Rosario.
Many famous stars attended the couple's wedding, such as Cesc Fabregas, Xavi, Sergio Aguero, Carles Puyol and all Messi's teammates from Barcelona including one of his best friends Luis Suarez and his beautiful wife, Sofia Balbi.
Only one look into Antonella's Instagram profile is enough to see that she is living her best possible life.
She often posts pictures of her fancy vacations, but the fans also can see that she is wearing expensive designer clothes.
That is all part of the perks of being married to one of the richest athletes in the world, but Antonella has a significant amount of money in her bank account as well.
Antonella Roccuzzo's net worth is estimated to be around $20 million.
Lionel Messi's net worth is over $400 million, which is very impressive and Messi is one of the highest paid athletes in the world.
The couple are blessed with three sons - Thiago Messi, Mateo Messi and Ciro Messi.
In 2012, Antonella gave birth to the couple's first child, Thiago. She even has a tattoo on her wrist with his name.
In 2015 their second boy was born, Mateo. Messi had to take time off the pitch to attend to the birth of his second child.
Just a year after they got married Antonella gave birth to their third son, Ciro in 2018.
We are all expecting that Messi's sons will follow his steps, as Cristiano Ronaldo's son Cristiano Jr. did. Who doesn't want to see the greatest rivalry in football history continue?
The Argentine beauty seems to be very shy in the public eye, but her inner circle sees her other way.
Over the years, Lionel Messi's wife managed to make strong bonds with other famous football wives such as Cesc Fabregas' wife Daniella Semaan and Suarez's wife, Sofia Balbi.
However, she is also a combination of both beauty and brains as she loves to read a lot.
Obviously, Messi got very lucky as he got a very beautiful and smart wife, who is also his number one fan. Antonella was spotted many times cheering for her husband.
She is always by his side to support him wherever he goes.
Antonella was by his side when he won the Ballon d'Or six times, which is a record and no other player has managed to win it that many times.