OK. Lionel Messi and the Argentine national football team recently defeated France in a dramatic World Cup finale. Antonela Roccuzzo knew Messi before he was considered the greatest soccer player in the world. Messi, 35, and his wife, 34, met when they were both children in their hometown of Rosario in Argentina. The Argentinian captain is married to his childhood sweetheart, Antonela Roccuzzo, but how old is she and when did the pair meet? 1 Lionel Messi and his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, grew up Roccuzzo met Messi as a young girl in their hometown of Rosario, Argentina, according to Vanity Fair España. They shared a connection through Roccuzzo's cousin, former Argentinian pro soccer If Messi has a reputation of being shy, this was certainly not the case in his pursuit of Antonela, as he regularly visited her home from a young age, just to see her. It is not known how long the pair have been together behind closed doors, but they went public with their relationship in 2008. The lovers first met through Antonella's cousin Luca Scaglia, she said: "Leo was nine years old and she was eight by then and it was when she wrote him a letter in which she said: "Someday we will be engaged." A friend close to Antonella revealed that they started dating in 2007. How did Messi meet his wife? Messi and his wife Antonella first met in Lucas. After their first meeting, they both started spending a lot of time with each other. It is also said that Messi used to send several letters to Antonella. Can Antonella Roccuzzo speak English? Messi doesn't speak English but Antonella can speak fluently English. VKVvHS.

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