Show Caption
Editor's note: Follow our LIVE updates for England vs ArgentinaLionel Messi's wife Antonela Roccuzzo is stepping into her own spotlight.As the couple's three children get older, Roccuzzo is taking on her own business ventures. She and a cousin co-founded Enfans, a children's clothing brand, and Roccuzzo has partnerships with Alo, the athleisure maker; Tiffany; Lancome; and Anastasia Beverly Hills, a beauty brand."It’s important to do things for yourself," Roccuzzo said in an interview with Elle magazine earlier this year. "It was hard, and it still is. I don’t always enjoy it. But I have my husband’s support, and that is very important. If I didn’t have that support, I don’t think I would be fully doing this"I’m very shy and this is very new," she added. "No one knows my voice. I don’t speak. Even doing this interview is new for me. So with time, I am starting to be more confident about myself and more secure in myself."Here's what to know about Roccuzzo:Antonela Roccuzzo met Lionel Messi when they were kidsRoccuzzo and Messi both grew up in Rosario, Argentina, and met through her cousin, Lucas Scaglia. Scaglia was one of Messi's teammate at Newell's Old Boys, his childhood club.Roccuzzo and Messi kept in touch after he moved to Barcelona when he was 13. Though it's not known exactly when they began dating, Messi confirmed he had a girlfriend in 2009. Roccuzzo moved to Barcelona the following year.The couple married in Rosario in June 2017.What does Antonela Roccuzzo do?Roccuzzo has a degree in humanities and social sciences from the National University of Rosario. She wanted to be a dentist, and went to graduate school for it."I don’t know why because I don’t have anyone (dentists) in my family, but I always dreamed about it," Roccuzzo told Grazia magazine.She left the program after a year, realizing she really didn't want to be a dentist. Now she's an entrepreneur – she and her cousin co-founded Enfans, a children's clothing brand – and she's an ambassador for several brands. She describes herself as a "Digital creator" on her Instagram page, where she has more than 40 million followers.Do Roccuzzo and Messi have children?Yes. Roccuzzo and Messi have three sons, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro. All three are playing soccer at Inter Miami's youth academy, and Thiago's team won the Under-14 title at the 2026 MIC Football Punta Cana last month.
