Lionel “Leo” Messi’s life could be in jeopardy.
The soccer star’s family was threatened by two gunmen in his home country of Argentina.
According to reports, Messi’s wife, Antonella Roccuzzo’s, family-owned grocery store was targeted on Thursday, March 2nd.
Leo Messi’s In-Laws In Argentina Attacked!
The gunmen opened fire in the grocery store and left behind a chilling message for the World Cup winner.
The note read, “Messi, we’re waiting for you. (Mayor Pablo) Javkin is also a drug trafficker, so he won’t take care of you.”
Fortunately, no one in the grocery store, which is owned by Roccuzzo’s parents, was harmed during the attack.
Gunmen Issued Threatening Message To Messi
Unfortunately, no suspects have been identified, but authorities have begun a “preliminary” investigation.
Mayor Javkin visited the crime scene on Thursday and reportedly put the blame on federal authorities.
He reportedly called them out for their failure to curb a surge in drug-related violence in Rosario, Argentina.
Mayor Javkin told local media, “I doubt everyone, even those who are supposed to protect us.”
This terrifying attack comes just days after Messi took home the FIFA Best award.
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His wife was by his side at the awards ceremony.
Last December, the 35-year-old took home the 2022 FIFA World Cup trophy while playing for Argentina.
Messi took home more than a World Cup winner title. He also took the “most liked” Instagram post title.
Leo Messi’s World Cup Post Surpassed The Egg For Most Liked IG Photo
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The post has more than 75 million likes.
The last photo to reach this milestone was @world_record_egg with 59 million+ likes.
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Messi’s post absolutely SPANKED the egg’s record, and now the soccer star is the only person on the platform to have 64+ million likes on a photo.
The last person to hold an IG world record was Kylie Jenner with 18 million likes.
The commentary on both Messi and “The Egg’s” posts were hysterical.
IG account @nugget commented, “Egg doesn’t stand a chance🐐.”
“The Egg has broken. It’s a Messi situation 🐐,” Luke Vernon replied.
“Yes because this guy DESERVES 60m 👏🏻🏆🇦🇷,” another commented.
Pubity predicted Messi’s post would be the “most liked post ever” and they were right.
“Ronaldo can’t break this egg by any means,” a fan commented.
SHOTS. FIRED.
We reported how Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t congratulate Messi on his iconic World Cup win… to which we say, “SORE LOSER.”
Ronaldo is having a hard time swallowing the pill that is Leonel Messi winning the 2022 World Cup Final.
The Portugal player has remained silent on social media since Argentina took the ‘W’ over France on December 17th.
Millions of people around the world celebrated Argentina and Messi’s win at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, including multiple soccer players and legends.
David Beckham helped celebrate Messi’s win on social media sharing a series of photos of the fútbol star from childhood to now.
He captioned the post, “El rey @leomessi,” which translated to English means “The King.”
Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr. also shared his excitement for Messi by sharing of photo of him touching the World Cup trophy.
