Messi marries in ‘wedding of the century’

Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has married his childhood sweetheart in what the country’s largest newspaper has labelled “the wedding of the century”.

Lionel Messi and his childhood sweetheart have married Friday night at a ceremony in his Argentine hometown attended by some of the biggest names in soccer.

About 250 guests attended the marriage of Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo at a luxury hotel. They included Messi’s Barcelona teammates Neymar, Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique, who was joined by his wife, Colombian pop star Shakira.

Former Messi teammates like Carles Puyol and Cesc Fabregas were also in attendance.

Argentines were abuzz over the wedding in Rosario, an agricultural hub and the country’s third-largest city about 300 kilometres northwest of Buenos Aires.

About 150 journalists were allowed to cover the event that Argentina’s largest newspaper Clarin variously called the wedding “the wedding of the year” and “the wedding of the century”, but theyt had no direct access to the ceremony or the party afterward…

Source: Messi marries in ‘wedding of the century’ | SBS News