Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi married his childhood sweetheart, Antonella Roccuzzo in Argentina on Friday in what the local media is calling “the wedding of the century. “
Roccuzzo is the mother of Messi’s two children, and long time girlfriend. The two wed in their hometown of Rosario, a port city to the Northwest of Buenos Aires. Messi and Roccuzzo have known each other since they were five five years old and have been dating since 2008.
A host of soccer stars were on hand to take in the ceremony, including current and former club and national teammates. Including those in attendance were Samuel Eto’o, Sergio Aguero, Xavi Hernandez, Cesc Fabregas, Luis Suarez, Neymar, Gerrard Pique, n Carles Puyol, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Angel Di Maria, and the rest of the current Barcelona squad.
The wedding sported a total of 260 guests and attracted a large crowd outside the hotel where guests stayed.
Messi will have time for a honeymoon before he’s required to report for club duty in the United States of America where Barcelona will face Juventus on July 22.
