Father of Lionel Messi dies

Jorge Messi, the father of eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and 2022 World Cup champion with the Argentina national football team Lionel Messi, has died at the age of 68.

This was reported by the newspaper Infobae.
He passed away at a hospital in Rosario after a prolonged illness at 22:00 local time.

On June 17, the newspaper La Opinion reported that the reason for Messi's tears after his first goal in the opening match for the Argentina national team at the World Cup against the Algeria team (3:0) could have been his father's illness. Later, the family of the Argentine footballer issued a statement reporting that Jorge Messi was undergoing treatment due to the illness.

Source: TASS