Widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time, Lionel Messi is celebrating his 34th birthday today. To mark the special day, here are some adorable family photos of the soccer legend.
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Barcelona’s Argentine striker Lionel Andrés Messi aka Lionel Messi is celebrating his 34th birthday today in terms of his personal life, Messi is happily married to his childhood sweetheart Antonela Roccuzzo The couple has three sons together
Lionel Messi, known to be one of the greatest football players of all time, has turned 34 today (June 24). His journey from a regular kid to being a legendary player is absolutely inspirational. In his celebrated career, the 34-year-old has achieved many feats. Be it La Liga or Ballon d’Or, Messi has achieved everything a football player wishes. The Argentine player has won a record six Ballon d’Or awards as well as a record six European Golden Shoes.
Messi has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 34 trophies. A prolific goalscorer, he holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), a La Liga and European league season (50). He has also scored over 750 senior career goals for club and country and has the most goals ever by a player for a single club.
As Messi is celebrating his 34th birthday today, let’s take a look into his personal life with some adorable family pictures.
in terms of his personal life, Messi is happily married to his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo since 2017.
Talking about their love story, the soccer legend started dating Roccuzzo in 2008. Messi has known his lady love since he was five years old.
After keeping their affair private for a year, the Barcelona player first confirmed their romance in an interview in 2009.
On 30 June 2017, he married Roccuzzo at a luxury hotel in Rosario with about 260 guests attending his wedding.
The happy couple is blessed with three sons – Thiago Messi, Ciro Messi and Mateo Messi.
His wife and kids are often spotted cheering for him in his football matches.
Lionel Messi, who is amongst one of the most-followed stars on Instagram, often shares adorable family pictures on his handle. The soccer star recently shared this photo with his youngest son Ciro and wrote, ” Acá tomando café con Batman (Here having coffee with Batman) .
