Close Menu
    Thursday, October 29
    Sports

    In photos: Lionel Messi bids farewell to father who guided his glittering career

    Editorial TeamBy


    An Argentine soccer jersey with the name of Lionel Messi hangs next to placards outside El Prado Cemetery, following the death of Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, in Perez, Rosario department, Argentina

    Rodrigo Messi, brother of footballer Lionel Messi, leaves El Prado Cemetery, following the death of his father Jorge Messi,

    Matias Messi, brother of footballer Lionel Messi, leaves El Prado Cemetery, following the death of his father Jorge Messi

    A man takes a picture of a funeral wreath for the Messi family of El Prado cemetery on the outskirts of Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina

    Argentina’s football star Lionel Messi, his wife Antonela Roccuzzo, and relatives, attend the funeral of his father, Jorge Messi

    Argentina’s football star Lionel Messi’s wife Antonela Roccuzzo embraces a relative during the funeral of her father-in-law, Jorge Messi

    Signs reading “Stay strong Messi family” and “Stay strong Leo, we love you” left by fans are seen on the fence of El Prado cemetery on the outskirts of Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina, on August 9, 2026, where the funeral of Argentina’s football star Lionel Messi’s father took place. Jorge Messi, the father and agent of Lionel Messi, has died aged 68, the eight-time Ballon d’Or winner’s childhood club Newell’s Old Boys announced on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)

    Footballer Lionel Messi arrives at El Prado Cemetery

    Matias Messi, brother of footballer Lionel Messi, leaves El Prado Cemetery

    Source: Khaleej Times

    Related Posts