Lionel Messi: Lovely Footage Shows How Ballon d’Or Winner Asked Wife to Join Him on Stage

• Lionel Messi's love story with Antonella Roccuzzo is as refreshing as Messi's glorious career
• The two child sweethearts have stuck together as the Inter Miami forward conquered football
• Messi appeared a little bit 'disturbed' that his wife wasn't on the stage with him as he received his eighth Ballon d'Or

Apart from his insane football talent, Lionel Messi has always stood out for his humility in press conferences and games.

Louis Van Gaal and Wout Weghorst will beg to differ, but more often than not, we usually see a Messi who doesn't really want the spotlight on him but can do nothing to avoid it.

After winning eight Ballon d'Ors, you would think that he might jump at the opportunity to say he is the best ever. But he will still go for the noble line of, 'I don't consider myself the best, but the fact that you say it is an honour.'

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So humble is he that despite being the X-factor in Argentina's World Cup triumph, he still wanted to share the glory with his teammates and technical staff and, well, you know, his family.

Lionel Messi and Antonela Roccuzzo

Messi's love story with Antonella Roccuzzo is one of love at first sight. It is also one of Roccuzzo making the right decisions cause, let's face it: with all the problems Messi had growing up, the stunted growth and everything, not many would have expected he would be who he is today.

I guess we all need the life compass and discernment Roccuzzo has in our own lives. Imagine being called the GOAT's wife.

It has been a union built on love, with three boys coming along the way as Messi continued to elevate his game. So when David Beckham presented him with his eighth Ballon d'Or title at the Théâtre du Châtelet on October 30, he felt something was missing.

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Roccuzzo had already beckoned her sons to join their father on stage. Donned in cute black suits and white shoes to match, the youngins trooped to the stage amidst the standing ovation in the hall.

After hugging his boys, the former Barcelona captain realised that the love of his life, the apple of his eye and all those sweet nothings they use, had remained in her seat.

"Okay, boys. It's nice you came here, but I knew your mother first, huh?"

Messi's attempt to get his wife on stage

What followed was a hilarious attempt by Messi to get his wife on stage. Listen, embarrassing one of the best young defenders in the game, Josko Gvardiol or scoring a stunning late free-kick in your debut might be easy for the Argentine, but trying to get someone's attention in the middle of a huge crowd? Next to impossible.

Here is the video of that incident.

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He beckoned her to come to the podium, but to the best of our knowledge, she didn't until maybe after Didier Drogba and Sandy Heribert ended the ceremony.

She must have been the master of 'this is your moment, baby. No need to take it away from you.' Her smile as this unfolded was a reflection of a woman who was applauding herself for making the right decision.

Humility must have been the attracting similar features the two had when they started dating in Rosario all those years back.

Even in a combative sport such as football, love always wins.

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Messi shares Ballon d'Or with Inter Miami academy

At the same time, in a video shared on social media, the former Barcelona star spent time with the youth teams of Inter Miami as he presented the award to the players as a source of inspiration for their goals.

Sports Brief reported that the young players chanted and sang Messi's name as he arrived with the gong. Messi also took pictures with the aspiring footballers.