Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo to get married

Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo to get married

SPORT have learned the Barça star is set to tie the knot, with the ceremony likely to happen in Rosario

There is still no firm date, but SPORT have learned from sources close to the Messi family that Lionel Messi and his partner, Antonella Rocuzzo, have decided to formalise their relationship and get married. 

It's most likely that Leo and Antonella, who have two children together, Thiago and Mateo, get married in their native Rosario, although that has not been confirmed. 

The couple met when they were both children in their neighborhood in Rosario.  Ater several circumstances changed, they began their relationship a few years after Messi signed for Barça in 2000. 

The death of one of Antonell's friends brought them back together, although they both kept it a secret until 2007, when Antonella recognised that they were a couple. 

Things moved another step along three years later, when she first travelled to Barcelona and then settled Messi's new home.

Since then, Leo and Antonella have starred in one of the most consolidated relationships in the world of sport, which has led them to have two children, Thiago who is four and Mateo who is one.

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