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Football, showbiz stars set for Messi’s wedding

Football, showbiz stars set for Messi's wedding

TIL Desk Sports/ Football and showbiz stars gather in northern Argentina tomorrow for Latin America’s celebrity wedding bash of the decade when Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi marries his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo.

Pop star Shakira and her husband, Messi’s teammate Gerard Pique, are expected among the 260 guests, according to media and locals close to the event. They will join old friends of the couple and footballers such as his Barcelona strike partners Luis Suarez and Neymar. The party at a casino in his hometown Rosario will be a respite for the player from his legal woes.

A Spanish court last month rejected his appeal against a conviction for tax fraud. Brunette bride Roccuzzo, 29, will wear a dress by Spanish designer Rosa Clara, which has been flown over from Barcelona. The designer has dressed stars such as actresses Eva Longoria and Sofia Vergara as well as Spain’s Queen Letizia. From 2200 GMT the guests will pack into the Hotel City- Center Casino, which stands right next to a crime-ridden slum run by drug gangs.

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