Everything you need to know before the big day

As the Barcelona sensation prepares to get married at the end of the month, Goal provides a complete guide to the occasion

Lionel Messi has revealed more information about his upcoming wedding, which will be held in his hometown in Argentina.

The forward won the Copa Del Rey for the fifth time in his career last season, but Barcelona finished second in La Liga behind Real Madrid and crashed out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals.

According to Sport, Messi will be capping off the campaign on a happier note when he gets married on June 30, less than a week after his 30th birthday.

The 29-year-old is getting married in Rosario, Santa Fe, where he grew up and played for his first football club, Newell’s Old Boys.

The exact venue for the occasion is the City Center casino complex, with a team of 200 security agents led by a former Argentinian military official present to ensure no unwanted guests crash the premises.

Messi has, as expected, invited all 21 players in the Barca first team to his wedding, meaning stars such as Luis Suarez, Neymar, Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets will descend on central Argentina for a few days. Former team-mate Xavi is also expected to be there.

Sport also report that the entire Blaugrana backroom staff are on the guest list, including all kitmen, doctors, physiotherapists and masseurs, as well as player liaison officer Pepe Costa.

Despite being managed by him for three years, Messi has not invited Luis Enrique. He also did not the coach's assistants Juan Carlos Unzue, Robert Moreno, Rafel Pol and Joaquin Valdes, or, most notably, any members of the Barcelona board.

Andres Iniesta has already told Messi he will not be able to attend, and it has been reported Gerard Pique may not be there either due to an apparent feud between his partner, the Colombian pop star Shakira, and Messi’s wife-to-be.