Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi is in the news once again due to his latest involvement with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo.
During Inter Miami’s triumph over Puebla.Antonela, Antonela was captured giving Messi’s phone a side-eye glance.
Fans react to Lionel Messi’s phone being spied by wife
A close shot of the scene, which occurred in the 33rd minute of the game, got fans talking, as many wondered if he was cheating on his wife to have made her pip-check into his phone.
While some believed it was just a casual glance, others took the opportunity to find humor in the post, relating the situation to Messi’s football abilities.
One said, ”Messi getting marked on and off the pitch.”
Another said, ”Whole family is constantly scanning,” referencing Messi’s well-known scanning habit on the pitch.
A third commented, ”I know Messi don’t cheat So what was she trying to find out ?”
Other set fans took the opportunity to link the scene with Lionel Messi’s Ballon d’Or accolades.
”Boy can’t be trusted…Stole all fifa awards,” one said, insinuating Messi has always been a cheat right from time,” a user wrote.
Boy can’t be trusted 😂
Stole all fifa awards
— 360 degriis (@360degriis) July 28, 2024
”Can you trust someone that stole all the accolades?,” another user wrote.
Meanwhile, Sports Buddy reported in other news that Lionel Messi and long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo were unsurprisingly among the top 100 athletes of the 21st century.
