Lionel Messi with his wife and three children after Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar 2022Credit: REUTERSWho are Lionel Messi’s children?

Lionel Messi and Antonela have three sons after welcoming Ciro into the world on March 10, 2018.

Their first son, Thiago, was born in 2012 and Mateo followed in 2015.

To announce his (at the time) girlfriend’s first pregnancy, Messi placed the ball under his shirt after scoring in Argentina’s 4-0 win against Ecuador.

The football legend and his family now live in Miami following the Argentine’s mega-money move to David Beckham’s Inter Miami in July 2023.

Messi with his wife and childrenCredit: Instagram @leomessiWhen did Messi marry Antonela Roccuzzo?

Messi has been in a relationship with Antonela Roccuzzo since he was 20 but they have known each other since they were five.

The pair married at a luxury hotel named Hotel City Center in Rosario in front of about 260 guests on June, 30 2017.

The pair married in 2017 in front of 260 guestsCredit: AP:Associated Press

Antonela Roccuzzo and the three children she has with Lionel Messi