Messi is loved by millions of people around the world, but rarely gets the support of his three “monstrous” children.

Antonella and Messi form a beautiful couple in the world football village. Together they wrote a wonderful fairy tale for their love.

Their love story began in 1996, when Messi was 9 years old and a promising young player at Oldel’s Old Boys.

At that time, Antonella was only eight years old, she was the daughter of a rich family, and her neighbor lived on the same street. Thanks to Antonella’s cousin, the couple met.

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

Son is Messi’s “tough anti-fan”

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

As soon as he entered the auditorium, the Argentine superstar could not contain his emotions and burst into tears. In the middle of that emotional scene, the camera accidentally captured an “expensive” moment of Messi’s family. While M10 was wiping away the tears that were flowing non-stop, his youngest son, Ciro, was sitting below shaking his thighs, looking around and smiling triumphantly.

That same year, Messi won the prestigious Ballon d’Or title for the seventh time. When asked “how did your dad play in the last Copa América,” Mateo did not hesitate to answer “Very bad.”

Mateo usually gives his father a headache. Photo: BIEN

Despite having a father who is a football superstar admired by millions of people, the elder Thiago is a “unconditional fan” of Cristiano Ronaldo, his father’s unrequited opponent. In addition, this boy also idolizes many other players such as Kylian Mbappé, Neymar or Luis Suárez.

“The boy asked a lot about Luis Suárez, our close friend, about Antoine Griezmann or Arturo Vidal from the first day he saw his impressive hair. Furthermore, Thiago also admires Mbappé, Cristiano Ronaldo and even Neymar. “Thiago loves to ask about them,” Messi said.

Every time Messi did not play well or Barça lost a match, the eldest and second brother would mock and criticize the famous father. Mateo is known as a true anti-fan of the Catalan team.

In a match between Barça and Real Betis, M10 was injured, so he could not play, but he watched with his family in the stands. When the rival scored against Barça, the boy was ecstatic with joy, cheering with emotion, even though his father and his teammates were very disappointed.

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

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

In 2016, Messi made revelations about his private life. Therefore, son Thiago, although he continues to see his father explode on the field every week, still does not have much inspiration for the beautiful game.

“I don’t usually buy the ball home or make Thiago play because it seems like he doesn’t enjoy it,” Messi said.

M10 gives kids the freedom to do whatever they want. Photo: Sport

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

Although he really wants his children to follow his profession, Messi never imposes or restricts his 3 children within a certain framework. He always wants his children to develop instinctively, to promote a child’s inherent abilities. Therefore, it is rare to see M10 sharing photos or videos of sports training with his son. On the other hand, fans always see the Barcelona forward’s family happy together.

Passionate about “cà khà” but also very emotional at times

Despite often making fun of their father, Messi’s children still feel a special affection for the “hero”. At the 2022 World Cup, 3 children and their mother were present on the field to cheer on Messi and his teammates from the first games. The image of 4 mother and daughter appearing in the stands received a lot of love from fans.

In Argentina’s 1-2 defeat against Saudi Arabia on November 21, young Mateo also attracted attention when he burst into tears. Messi shared after Argentina’s victory over Mexico on November 27: “After the first match, Mateo left the field with tears in his eyes. Thiago calculated and explained to him that if we win the two remaining games, we will enter the next two. ring”.

A letter from the “old man.” Photo: Antonella Roccuzzo

Especially, before the historic final, Messi’s wife published 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 we lost. I cried a lot over the years. But the pain at the Maracaná ended, the Argentine team won the Copa América after beating Brazil.

Now we are hungry to win again. The Argentine team wants to be world champions. We can see Maradona from the sky. “He is always encouraging Messi.”

The Messi family’s impressive move received a lot of praise from the online community. Many people share the same comment that Thiago is very warm and mature.

It can be said that the 3 children of the Messi family have been raised with great affection. Thanks to that, the boys received special love from fans around the world.