Antonella and Messi are a beautiful couple in world football. Together they wrote a wonderful fairy tale for their love. Their love story began in 1996, when Messi was only 9 years old and was a promising young player at Oldell’s Old Boys.

At that time, Antonella was only 8 years old, a young lady from a rich family and his neighbor living on the same street. It was through Antonella’s cousin that the couple met.

In 2012, the couple welcomed the birth of their first child Thiago. Three years later, they welcomed their second son, Mateo, and a year later, their son, Ciro, was born.

The son is a “hard anti-fan” of Messi

In 2021, Lionel Messi held a press conference at Camp Nou, to say goodbye to Barcelona and the club’s fans.

As soon as he entered the auditorium, the Argentine superstar could not control his emotions and burst into tears. In the midst of that emotional scene, the camera accidentally captured a “valuable” moment from Messi’s family. While M10 was wiping the tears from his eyes, his youngest son Ciro sat below, shaking his thighs, looking sideways and then smiling triumphantly.

In the same year, Messi won the prestigious Golden Ball title for the 7th time. When the second brother Mateo was asked “how did my father play at the last Copa America”, he did not hesitate to answer, “Very bad”.

Mateo often gives his father headaches.

Even though his father is a soccer superstar admired by millions, his eldest son Thiago is a “hard fan” of Cristiano Ronaldo – his father’s eternal rival. In addition, this boy also idolizes many other players such as Kylian Mbappe, Neymar or Luis Suarez.

“The boy asked a lot about Luis Suarez – our close friend, about Antoine Griezmann or Arturo Vidal since the first day he saw his impressive hair. In addition, Thiago is also a fan of Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar too. Thiago loves to ask about them,” Messi said.

Every time Messi does not play well or Barca loses a match, the eldest son and the second son will come together to tease and criticize their famous father. Mateo is known as a genuine anti-fan of the Catalan team.

During a match between Barca and Real Betis, M10 was injured so he could not play, but watched with his family in the stands. When the opponent scored against Barca, the boy shouted with extreme joy, shouting victory with excitement, even though his father and colleagues were extremely disappointed.

Most recently, when the 35-year-old soccer star and his teammates won the 2022 World Cup, the photo of Mateo Messi “fainting” in the stands was spread by the online community at breakneck speed.

Dad is a world champion but I don’t want to follow in his footsteps

In 2016, Messi made revelations about his private life. Accordingly, Thiago’s son, even though he still witnesses his father’s explosion on the field every week, still does not have much inspiration for the king’s sport.

“I don’t often buy the ball home or make Thiago play soccer because he doesn’t seem to be very interested,” Messi shared.

M10 gives children the freedom to do what they like. Photo: Sport

Messi once revealed that he really wanted his son to follow in the shorts career and planned to register his first son Thiago to practice with the U.10 PSG team, while Mateo joined the U.7 team. However, Messi absolutely does not force his children to practice every day, but only creates the best conditions for them to develop their talents, as well as for them to decide their own future careers.

Although he really wants his children to follow his profession, Messi does not impose or constrain his three sons into any framework. He always wants his children to develop instinctively, promoting the inherent abilities of a child. That’s why people rarely see M10 sharing photos or videos of sports practice with his son. Instead, fans always get to see pictures of the Barcelona striker’s whole family happy together.

Passionate about “coffee” but also very emotional at times

Although they often tease their father, Messi’s children still have special affection for their “hero”. At the 2022 World Cup, three boys and their mother were present at the stadium to cheer Messi and his teammates right from the first matches. The image of the mother and daughter appearing on the stands received a lot of love from fans.

During Argentina’s 1-2 loss to Saudi Arabia on November 21, little Mateo also attracted attention when he burst into tears. Messi shared after Argentina’s victory over Mexico, November 27: “After the first match, Mateo left the field in tears. Thiago calculated and explained to him that if we won the remaining 2 matches, into the inner circle”.

A letter from “the eldest”. Photo: Antonella Roccuzzo

Most notably, before the historic final, Messi’s wife posted a handwritten letter from Thiago Messi.

In the letter, Thiago wrote: “I was born in Argentina, the land of Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. I will never forget the finals in which we failed. I have cried so much over the years. But the pain at the Maracana is over, Argentina won the Copa America championship after defeating Brazil.

Now, we are hungry for victory again. The Argentinian team wants to become world champions. We can see Maradona from heaven. He always cheers for Messi”.

The above impressive move of Messi’s eldest son received a lot of compliments from the online community. Many people share the same opinion that Thiago is very warm and mature.

It can be said that the three sons of the Messi family have been educated very carefully. Thanks to that, the boys received special love from fans around the world.