Lionel Messi: Organizing a wild party at his home, having an affair with a female journalist?
Up to now, superstar Lionel Messi has always been known for his outstanding talent on the field and exemplary lifestyle. However, in the past, “M10” has been involved in scandals.
Messi is considered the greatest player in history. At club level, the 37-year-old superstar has scored 745 goals in 919 appearances in all competitions. For the Argentina national team, he has contributed 109 goals in 187 matches.
Messi has won 10 La Liga titles, 7 Copa del Rey, 7 Spanish Super Cups, 4 Champions Leagues, 3 European Super Cups, 3 FIFA Club World Cups with Barcelona. Along with that are 2 Ligue 1 titles, 1 French Cup with Paris Saint-Germain; 1 Supporters’ Shield and 1 Leagues Cup with Inter Miami.
Messi has won numerous prestigious titles. Photo: Getty.
At the same time, Messi also contributed greatly to helping the Argentina national team win the Copa America twice (2021, 2024) and the World Cup once (2022). In addition, “La Pulga” also won the Golden Ball 8 times, won the FIFA Player of the Year award 8 times. Along with that are countless other prestigious individual awards.
Regarding his personal life, Messi married his wife Antonella Roccuzzo in 2017. The two have three sons together, Mateo, Thiago and Ciro. Although famous for his exemplary lifestyle, Messi has been involved in a number of scandals.
Lionel Messi turns his apartment into a playground
According to the Libre (Argentina) newspaper, in 2011, Lionel Messi turned the luxury apartment he had just bought on the 34th floor of a luxury apartment complex in Puerto Madero (Buenos Aires, Argentina) into a place to hold wild parties. During the rare summer break, instead of taking time to rest, Messi took advantage of that time to organize parties all night long. This incident caused a lot of ink in the Argentine press.
Messi with his wife and children. Photo: Instagram character.
Specifically, Messi organized a grand party, attracting the participation of many fellow players such as brothers Gabriel and Diego Milito, Martin Palermo and many others. When entering Messi’s apartment, everyone was amazed by the banquet table full of food, strong alcohol and a series of long-legged girls such as Xoana Gonzalez, Claudia Ciardone, Andrea Rincon, Sabrina Ravelli, Camilla Morais, Luli Salazar.
The party lasted for a long time with dancing and drinking. Some of Messi’s friends even had sex at the party. No one was sure whether “M10” went too far when surrounded by a series of beauties. After the party, the Argentine superstar drove his BMW X6 to take his teammates to breakfast in a rather tired mood.
When the news of the party quickly spread and shocked Argentina, Messi admitted to organizing the party. However, the striker born in 1987 defended that it was just a meeting “to dance and play Play Station”.
Caught up in rumors of having an affair with a beautiful female reporter
Messi and Sofia Martinez. Photo: Daily Mail.
At the end of November 2023, a number of sports newspapers around the world widely reported that Messi had an affair with Sofia Martinez – an Argentine female reporter. This information attracted public attention and raised questions about the personal life of the Argentine national team captain.
Sofia Martinez currently works for Argentina’s national television station, Televisión Publica. With her expertise in football, she is often assigned to report live at major football tournaments around the world. Throughout her career, Martinez has had the opportunity to interview Messi several times.
The story began with a sensational moment in 2022 when Messi gave Martinez a tender look after the 2022 World Cup semi-final. The female reporter was moved while interviewing him. From that moment on, every time he met Martinez at sporting events, Messi always appeared comfortable, happy and had a lot of sympathy for the female reporter. At the same time, “M10” often preferred to extend the interview time with her compared to other reporters.
It was the friendly gestures and close professional relationship between Messi and Martinez that sparked rumors of an affair. However, neither Messi nor his wife Antonella Roccuzzo have commented on these rumors.
