Jorge Messi, father and agent of Argentina great, dies aged 68
Jorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, holding his son's Golden Ball World Cup trophy in 2022. Photograph: Jean Catuffe/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenJorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, holding his son's Golden Ball World Cup trophy in 2022. Inter Miami are due to play Monterrey on Saturday at home in the 2026 Leagues Cup, but the MLS club have yet to announce whether he will feature.Newell’s Old Boys announced the death in a social media post that said he had undergone treatment in recent months for an unspecified illness.
- ▪Jorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, holding his son's Golden Ball World Cup trophy in 2022.
- ▪Photograph: Jean Catuffe/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenJorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, holding his son's Golden Ball World Cup trophy in 2022.
- ▪Inter Miami are due to play Monterrey on Saturday at home in the 2026 Leagues Cup, but the MLS club have yet to announce whether he will feature.Newell’s Old Boys announced the death in a social media post that said he had undergone treatme
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Jorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, holding his son's Golden Ball World Cup trophy in 2022. Photograph: Jean Catuffe/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenJorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, holding his son's Golden Ball World Cup trophy in 2022. Photograph: Jean Catuffe/Getty ImagesLionel MessiJorge Messi, father and agent of Argentina great, dies aged 68 Messi family report death at medical clinic in RosarioInter Miami are due to play Monterrey on Saturday nightGuardian sportSat 8 Aug 2026 10.49 EDTLast modified on Sat 8 Aug 2026 10.59 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge, has died aged 68 at a medical clinic in the Argentinian city of Rosario after a long illness, the family have announced.
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