That is another reason Lionel feels so comfortable here," the city's mayor, Monica Fein, told AFP. "I think he is excited that through his wedding his friends (from abroad) will be able to get to know the city he loves so much. "In Lionel Messi's case, he's widely accepted by the people at all levels," said Diego Manso, a local private security consultant. "It's no surprise that he is coming back here to get married," one of the wedding guests, the player's old school friend Diego Vallejos, told AFP. "He is an ordinary person who just wants to be near his family and friends.

Source: Times of India June 29, 2017 03:22 UTC