On his personal Instagram page with 490 million followers, football legend Lionel Messi recently attracted attention by posting photos taken with his beloved family backstage at the recent 2023 Ballon d'Or ceremony. Among them, the moment when he and his beautiful wife Antonela held hands and looked at each other with a sweet smile stands out. Messi and his wife looked at each other affectionately, filled with each other's silhouettes. In the background, three young children watch their parents' actions attentively.
While the eldest son Thiago and the second son Mateo were paying attention to their mother's happy face, the mischievous youngest son Ciro was smiling and looking back at his great father. The moment when Messi was happy with his beautiful wife and good children in a small family full of love made netizens go wild.
The photo received more than 6 million likes in just one hour, along with more than 60,000 comments. Most people expressed their admiration for Messi and Antonela's fairytale love and praised their three children for being cute.
In world football, Messi is not only famous for being the best player in history with 8 Ballon d'Ors. He was also praised for his personality and especially for his loyalty to a woman for 27 years. His wife Antonela is the person whom Messi has secretly loved since he was a child and whom he has dedicated his entire life to loving.
Antonella Roccuzzo was born in 1988, a year younger than Lionel Messi. As Messi was 9 years old, after a meeting, Messi agreed to fall in love with Antonella. However, it was not until July 2007, after many ups and downs, that the two began dating. In 2009, Messi publicly announced his girlfriend to the media and fans.
In 2017, after 10 years of love, Messi and Antonella celebrated a cozy wedding ceremony. The couple now has 3 extremely adorable children.
Messi's family went with him to receive the 2023 Ballon d'Or