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50 football stars, 150 journalists attend Messi wedding

By Daily Sports on July 2, 2017

More than 50 football stars and celebrities and about 150 journalists were ground to give soccer great, Lionel Messi’s wedding the ‘star’ feel it deserved.

Football world was sent into celebration mood Saturday as Argentine and Barcelona FC football star Lionel Messi walked down the aisle with 29-year-old Antonela Roccuzzo.

Messi smiles for love Messi married his sweetheart in his hometown in what has been called the “wedding of the century” at a luxury hotel in the city of Rosario.

Hundreds of police were deployed for the 260 guests event.

The 30-year-old Messi met Roccuzzo as a child before he moved to Spain at an early age of 13. Messi met Roccuzzo when he was just five years old. She is the cousin of his best friend, Lucas Scaglia, who also became a professional football player.

The football star accepted an offer to play for Barcelona when he was 13, on condition that they pay for treatment for his growth hormone deficiency.

Barcelona strikers Luis Suárez, Neymar, Gerard Piqué and his wife, Colombia’s pop star Shakira were among the guests at the wedding which took place on Friday. Sergio Agüero, was also present.

Reports say Messi did not invite any of his recent coaches, including Pep Guardiola, who is now at Manchester City. Argentina’s other big football legend, Diego Maradona, was also omitted from the list, according to the local press. A private security firm was contracted to keep gatecrashers at a distance.

About 150 journalists received accreditation to enter a special press area, but were not given full access to the venue, organisers said.

•Photo shows Messi and newly wedded wife.

Source Daily Sports

Posted July 2, 2017