Messi Gets Over World Cup Heartache In Italy

More than two weeks since the 2014 FIFA World Cup ended in Brazil, the Most Valuable Player of the football showpiece, Lionel Messi, has been getting over his Mundial final heartache with a sun-soaked holiday in Italy. 

Messi's Argentina side were defeated in the final match in Brazil by Germany courtesy of Mario Gotze solitary extra-time winner to send the South Americans home empty handed.

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According to Dailymail report, the 27-year-old looked to banish the World Cup woe as he and his girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo, joined by friends, have been relaxing and soaking up the sun on their luxury vessel off the shores of Ponza, in Italy.

It was gathered that when newsmen showed up at the couple's yacht, they turned up the heat and flashed quite a bit of flesh during their time on the water.

The Barcelona forward proudly put his washboard abs on display as he relaxed on the deck in just a pair of little white swimming shorts.

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Also, Messi's girlfriend Antonella inadvertently gave a full view of her shapely derriere when a gust of sea breeze blew her patterned kaftan up.

Thankfully for the brunette beauty, her dignity was protected by her white bikini, which she wore under her kaftan as she prepared to dine.

Messi and Antonella were seen last week sailing around the picturesque island of Capri with their their 20-month-old son Thiago.

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They were joined on board the yacht by family members as they made the most of the footballer's free time.

In spite of his many sporting accolades, the FC Barcelona playmaker insists his biggest achievement in life is his son Thiago.

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"He has changed my life and he is the most important thing.

"In the past, I would get home and continue as if I was still outside and if things were not going well, I would shut myself away. Now I get home, see my son and I get over everything. Thiago has changed me more than all my Balon d'Or," Messi told Catalan newspaper El Periodico recently.