Lionel Messi Shares Emotional Tribute To Late Father Jorge, Reveals Doubts Over Football Future
News sports football Lionel Messi Shares Emotional Tribute To Late Father Jorge, Reveals Doubts Over Football Future Lionel Messi Shares Emotional Tribute To Late Father
News sports football Lionel Messi Shares Emotional Tribute To Late Father Jorge, Reveals Doubts Over Football Future Lionel Messi Shares Emotional Tribute To Late Father Jorge, Reveals Doubts Over Football Future Published By, Last Updated: August 12, 2026, 18:57 IST Messi's father Jorge, who was also his agent, passed away last week after prolonged illness. Rapid Read Lionel Messi's 3-word post for late father Jorge goes viral. (Picture Credit: Instagram) Football superstar Lionel Messi took to Instagram on Wednesday (August 12) to share a picture of himself with his late father, Jorge Messi. Jorge, who was also his son’s agent, passed away last week following a prolonged illness. Messi returned to Rosario to attend his father’s funeral and, a few days after his loss, opened up about his grief in an emotional social media post. Messi shared a picture with his father alongside a three-word caption: “Te amo, pa" (I love you, dad). He also shared a lengthy note in which he admitted that he still cannot come to terms with his father’s death. “Dad, I still can’t believe you’re gone. It hasn’t sunk in, or rather, I don’t want it to. It’s so hard to imagine that I won’t see you anymore, that we won’t talk anymore. I know you were suffering and that it’s for the best, but you left too soon. We still had so much to enjoy together," Messi wrote. “You kept asking me to play in the last World Cup, and it was just days before it started that you were at your worst.
It was the first time you weren’t going to be at a tournament, but Mom kept telling me you’d get better and that you’d be well enough to travel. I kept telling you we were going to make it to the final so you could go." “Every time a game ended, I waited for and missed your message. That’s when I realised how awful the situation really was. Even so, I kept thinking about going as far as possible, to give you time to see a game. We made it to the final, and you couldn’t be there." Messi then reflected on the FIFA World Cup 2026 final, saying he wanted to win the trophy so that he could take it home and show it to his father. “I wanted to win it so I could take it home and show you a new one. I couldn’t do it; my legs just wouldn’t give out. This time, I tried to push myself against my physical limitations, but I couldn’t." In the final of FIFA World Cup 2026, Messi’s Argentina suffered 0-1 defeat against Spain at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19. “I never felt right. When I arrived, you thought we’d lost the final on penalties. We couldn’t talk about anything that had happened. You couldn’t enjoy it at all. We weren’t champions, but you have no idea how much we enjoyed every single match," Messi further wrote. In this year’s FIFA World Cup, Messi played all eight matches for Argentina and scored 8 goals in addition to providing four assists.
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