A rare picture has emerged through the social networking sites of Barcelona star Lionel Messi at the age of 10, and his wife, Antonella Rococo, who was about the same age.

The British newspaper Daily Mail published a rare picture of the Spanish star, his wife and childhood friends.

The photo was taken on Punta Mogutis beach in Argentina's Mari del Plata resort, after the Messi team was able to reach the final stages of the tournament which brought the team to the biggest teams in Argentina such as Boca Juniors, Riverlet and Independiente.

Messi was with his Newellz team at Balcarsi, which is 74 kilometers from Marais del Plata, but on his day he decided to go to the resort to spend his day with his "childhood love", along with their comrades.