--- description: The 28-year-old Barcelona star posted a picture on Instagram on Tuesday showing off the latest addition to his family, a new dog. title: Here's a Photo of Lionel Messi's Ridiculously Adorable New Dog image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's a Photo of Lionel Messi's Ridiculously Adorable New Dog  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 26, 2016 10:16 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 26, 2016 10:16 PM CUT [Lionel Messi](http://time.com/3849671/messi-ronaldo-champions-league-goals-record/ "undefined") was recently [awarded the Ballon d’Or](http://time.com/4175807/lionel-messi-wins-ballon-dor/ "undefined"), FIFA’s top individual honor, for the fifth time in his [professional soccer career](http://time.com/3849671/messi-ronaldo-champions-league-goals-record/ "undefined"). Now, to top to all off, he gets to celebrate his achievement with a new friend. The 28-year-old Barcelona star posted a picture on Instagram on Tuesday showing off the latest addition to his family, a new dog. In the photo’s caption, Messi explains that the cute pup was a gift from his longtime girlfriend, Antonella Roccuzzo, who has shared photos of the couple’s other canine companions in the past. **Read More:** [17 Dogs You Should Be Following on Instagram](http://time.com/4008832/17-dogs-to-follow-on-instagram/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4194788/lionel-messi-adorable-new-dog/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4194788/lionel-messi-adorable-new-dog/"},"headline":"Here's a Photo of Lionel Messi's Ridiculously Adorable New Dog","datePublished":"2016-01-26T22:16:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:29:16.426Z","description":"It was a gift from his girlfriend","url":"https://time.com/4194788/lionel-messi-adorable-new-dog/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Athletes","Dogs","Pets","Soccer","Barcelona","Lionel Messi"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4194788/lionel-messi-adorable-new-dog/","name":"Here's a Photo of Lionel Messi's Ridiculously Adorable New Dog"}}]}] ```