Lionel Messi Barcelona star and wife expecting third child

Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzz ( instagram.com/antoroccuzzo88)

Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo are expecting a third child following their big wedding in June.

Messi and wife Roccuzzo are said to be expecting a baby just two months after their wedding.


Messi and Roccuzzo who are childhood sweethearts have two sons already; Thiago (born 2012) and Mateo (born 2015).

Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzz (REUTERS)

According to Spanish newspaper AS, the couple is now expecting their third child together but the gender is not known yet.

Messi and Roccuzzo, both native of Rosario have known each other since they were five but began dating officially in 2008.

Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzz with their kids (BBC)

They finally tied the knot in a lavish ceremony in June with about 250 family and friends present.

After their big wedding, the couple spent their honeymoon at the Antigua and Barbuda.