#5 Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo
Life can pull you apart, but true love always overcomes distance in the end. Argentine football wizard Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo’slove story is one such example that has stood the test of time.
The two were always destined to be together after a nine-year-old Leo was left besotted by her in 1996; he instantly knew that she was the one for him. It was during Leo’s stint at the Newell’s Old Boys youth system in Rosario that he first came across his future partner, who was his teammate Lucas Scaglia’s cousin.
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Love soon blossomed between the two, as they kept frequently meeting each other. With Messi’s move to Barcelona, life took a different direction for the young couple. But like every great love story, they could not be kept separated for long.
It was the unfortunate death of a friend that brought them together again, and Antonella soon moved in with the superstar in what was the start of a beautiful journey that gave them two sons.
Today, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner and Roccuzzo share identical crown tattoos to show their unconditional love for each other.
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