Lionel Messi is understood to be an especially personal particular person, and never a lot is understood about his private life. However final 12 months, Messi fell sufferer to a scandalous controversy which linked him to having an affair with Argentine sports activities reporter Sofi Martinez. The rumours started after Martinez’ extremely emotional interview with Messi after Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup victory turned viral.
Lionel Messi and Sofi Martinez throughout an interview.(Instagram)
Martinez lately determined to answer such allegations. Talking throughout a dialog on PH: Podemos Hablar present on Telefe, Martinez spoke about her publicity to worldwide recognition and its downsides.
She accused followers of spreading rumours of her having an affair with Messi previously. Messi and his childhood sweetheart Roccuzzo have been married since 2017, and have three younger sons too.
“A lot of the time when your exposure increases, it brings things that aren’t so good, and my family suffers a lot. This year, people began to talk more and more about, ‘What’s up with the way he looks at you’, things like this, and I was caught in the middle of something that made me feel ridiculous to have to clarify,” Martinez stated.
In a 2023 interview, Martinez revealed that the rumours weren’t began by Roccuzzo and her alleged jealousy. “No, zero, zero, I have no clue where this comes from, really. In fact, I went out with Antonela once, and I hold great respect for how she copes with the chaos surrounding them, the family life they maintain, which I truly love,” she stated.
“It’s genuinely admirable to watch how they manage their life together, casually sharing their everyday moments without showy extravagance, so he’s certainly the best in the world alongside Antonela,” she added.
Messi and Roccuzzo have identified one another since they have been youngsters, however started formally relationship in 2008. They married in 2017, of their hometown of Rosario. She can be the cousin of his childhood finest good friend, Lucas Scaglia, who can be a former soccer participant. The Argentine star first confirmed the connection in an interview in 2009, after which went public a month later in a carnival.