Lionel Messi's Dad Jorge Dead at 68 After Undisclosed Health Issue

Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, has died. He was 68. “Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys bids farewell with deep sorrow and grief to Jorge Messi, who passed away at the age of 68 in the city of Rosario,” Lionel’s first soccer club, the Newell’s Old Boys, wrote in a Saturday, August 8, X statement. “[Jorge was a] recognized leproso fan, businessman and father of the Argentine national team captain, Lionel Andrés Messi.” The statement continued, “Jorge was the pillar and the person who supported with vision, rigor, and affection the career of the greatest player of all time...

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