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Lionel Messi's family just grew and became a little furrier than it was before.

Messi is the proud owner of a new dog. The soccer superstar revealed Tuesday on Instagram he received the dog as a gift from longtime partner Antonella Roccuzzo.

Nuevo integrante de mi familia !!🐶. Gracias amor por este regalo hermosooo @antoroccuzzo88

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Messi didn't reveal the breed of the dog or its name.

Messi, 28, and Rocuzzo have known each other since he was five years old and have been in a relationship since 2008.

Rocuzzo already has borne Messi two children -- Thiago, 3, and Mateo, 3 months.

And she gives on, as the new pooch and Messi can attest.

Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@ForTheWin