Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Argentina’s Lionel Messi turns 32 on Monday. Born on June 24, 1987, the Barcelona forward ringed in his 32nd birthday in Brazil, where he is leading Argentina national football team in Copa America 2019. After a horrendous start to the campaign, Messi and Co. picked up well to advance to quarter-finals. Birthday boy Messi played a crucial role in Argentina’s must-win match Qatar amidst the wishes and cheers. One can go on and on about his greatness on the field, but to mark his special day, we will look at Messi’s life off it. We look at some of most-adorable family pics of Messi, his photos with wife Antonella Roccuzzo and kids Thiago, Ciro and Mateo. Lionel Messi Birthday Special: 10 Cool Facts About the Argentina and Barcelona Football Captain as He Turns 32.

If you’re one of the 123 million followers of Leo Messi on Instagram, you would know how much the star footballer loves his family. Especially, his three boys take up the most of his Insta space. Thiago (born 2012), Mateo (born 2015) and Ciro (born 2018) are an adorable trio and Messi loves playing a doting father to them. Not only his sons, but Messi also loves posting pics of his beautiful wife, Antonella. Lionel Messi’s 32nd Birthday: A Look at the Top Three Goals Scored by La Pulga for Both Barcelona and Argentina.

Antonella and Messi are childhood sweethearts. In fact, they have known each other since they were five (she is the cousin of his best friend and footballer Lucas Scaglia). After dating for years, the couple married in 2017, which was dubbed as the ‘wedding of the century’. Let us look at the adorable ‘Family of 5’ to celebrate Lionel Messi’s birthday. Lionel Messi Turns 32: Top 4 Cars Owned By Argentina National Football Team Captain.

Thiago, Mateo and Ciro Sitting Pretty

 

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Messi and Antonella

 

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Feliz día mi vida !! Te amo 😍

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Super Cute Family Pic of Messi

 

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Feliz cumple gordito hermoso !!!!

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Another Pic of Cute Messi Family

 

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Too Cute For Words

 

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One More Sweet Pic of The Fantastic Five

 

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Speaking of Messi-led Argentina's performance in their last match against Qatar, the team downed Qatar 2-0 courtesy goals by Lautaro Martinez and Sergio "Kun" Aguero, thus moving to the quarterfinals for Group B in Copa America.

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