Lionel Messi, arguably the greatest of all time in football, is also quite shy of public interactions and stays away from promoting himself unlike other footballers. Such has been the case that people rarely know that Lionel Messi is not the only child of his parents.
A recent incident of his sister being involved in a car accident, had people wondering that Messi had a sister all these days and people were never aware of it.
While that is just not all, he also has two other siblings who have been part of the journey in making Lionel Messi “The goat”.
Lionel Messi has two older brothers, Rodrigo Messi and Matias Messi, while Maria Sol, his sister, is the only girl and youngest in their family.
Rodrigo Messi had been part of his footballing journey. From being his companion in the childhood to play football, he now takes care of Messi’s appointments and Public Relations. He had also worked with his father Jorge Messi, who had been the agent of Lionel Messi since the beginning of his career. Rodrigo spent time working with La Masia graduates during Lionel’s time at Barcelona was temporarily the agent of Ansu Fati, before the spaniard moved into Jorge Mendes agency in 2020.
Matias Messi is quite opposite to the other siblings. He is known for his hot tempered nature and had been arrested twice for misbehaviours in public. Once, he spent a whole night at Police Station, following a car crash in his Land Rover and threatening the other driver with a gun. Nevertheless, he maintains a good bonding with his brothers and their family. He is responsible for running the Leo Messi foundation, a non-profit charity organization aimed at eliminating global poverty, since its inception in 2007.
Maria Sol Messi has her passion towards entrepreunerial career and is the founder of the brand “Bikinisrio”. She is fully into the fashion world and has operated on the global marketing of her brand, which is even used by Antonella, Messi’s wife, ensuring the brand has a footprint internationally. Apart from her business, Maria and her mother coordinate the operations of “The Messi store”, a customized merchandise solely of Messi.
Its interesting to know that Lionel Messi, despite his public image, keeps a low profile on his family but does not miss checking out on them. Messi is always seen to be enjoying his vacation, together with his family, since moving to miami.
