Recently, Messi attracted attention when he bluntly unfollowed a famous pink ball in Argentina on social networks. The reason is said to be because of the intense jealousy and “territory marking” that is causing a stir by Antonela Roccuzzo ‘s wife .

In the early morning of October 31 (Vietnam time), the Golden Ball award ceremony took place in France with the participation of many famous figures in the global football sports industry. After the historic victory at the 2022 World Cup, player Lionel Messi successfully became the owner of the Golden Ball and is currently the owner of 8 Golden Balls in the world.

This is a worthy title for the Argentine superstar after winning the 2022 World Cup, scoring 7 goals, including 2 goals in the final and winning the World Cup Golden Ball last year.

The Argentine star surpassed Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe and De Bruyne – names that also played very well in the past year to reach the podium.

At the 2023 Golden Ball awards ceremony , Messi not only attracted attention as the outstanding player receiving this prestigious award, but also because of his close action with a female sports reporter, causing his wife Antonela Roccuzzo to have a “” marking the territory” immediately afterwards.

It is known that this female reporter is Mariana Lali Esposito – a familiar face in the Argentine entertainment industry because of her versatility as a singer, musician, actress, dancer and model. The pink figure born in 1991 also attracts all eyes with her attractive appearance.

Success also came to Esposito when he released albums with strong influence such as Asesina, Mil Anos Luz, Del Otro Lado or Histeria. At the same time, Esposito has won many awards in both the music and film fields such as four MTV European music awards, Billboard’s Latin Music Awards, or the Seoul International Drama Award. In 2015, Infobae newspaper voted Esposito one of the 10 most influential women in Argentina.

With such popularity and strong influence, the female singer born in 1991 of course has many big fans, including Lionel Messi, the star who just won his 8th Golden Ball in his brilliant playing career. illustrious. About a year ago, the star currently playing for Inter Miami surprised many people when he set up to follow Esposito on Instagram. However, Messi recently suddenly stopped following the most influential pink ball in Argentina.

Even more noisy is the fact that Messi’s wife Antonela Roccuzzo is causing a stir by “marking her territory” with the 2023 Golden Ball winner, showing her jealousy towards female reporter Sofia Martínez.

Specifically, when Sofía approached Messi and the Argentinian star smiled back, his wife immediately came behind, and made a gesture that attracted a lot of attention. More specifically, the model and businesswoman gently touched Messi’s back with her hand.

According to Hugo Lescano, a famous nonverbal communication expert in Argentina, Antonela’s move is to remind Messi that he always has his wife by his side. That’s why Messi stopped following Esposito on Instagram, causing many people to hastily speculate that maybe it stemmed from Antonela’s jealousy of the singing beauty.

In fact, the cause of this seemingly unexpected decision turned out to be related to Instagram’s “Best Friends” list feature. Esposito personally revealed in an interview that she had put Messi on her “Best Friends” list, a list with a feature that allows sharing private stories with only a group of followers. select.

This makes Messi feel uncomfortable with the content that Esposito shares in this private section, such as the female singer often showing off scenes of her going out with friends or wearing sexy outfits in a similar way. Are not.

This is not the first time Messi has been “tormented” by his wife for being intimate with a female reporter. Previously, the image of Messi giving Sofia Martinez, the sports reporter for TV Publica, a gentle, warm look in the interview after the 2022 World Cup semi-final between Argentina and Croatia caused a storm online. society in Argentina. It was reported that Antonela Roccuzzo’s wife later expressed jealousy, even forbidding him from getting close to Sofia.