Lionel Messi and longtime partner Antonella Roccuzzo are to be married next year, according to multiple reports in Argentina.

According to Argentine journalist Juan Pablo Varsky, the couple will tie the knot next year.

Speaking on his radio show on Wednesday, he said: “The only thing I will say is that I found out by chance. But next year Argentina will be having a big party.

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"It is richly deserved, too. Everyone is invited, and the place is

"I'm not sure on the date because there are three possible months. There is one strong possibility, but since I don't have it confirmed, I won't say.

"Ladies and gentlemen, andare getting married! It's a world exclusive."

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