Lionel Messi rarely shares details of his private life. Over two decades of his career, the Argentine striker has kept the media at long arm's length and reserved his emotions for his closest circle. That is why it is striking that, after his father's death, he's chosen to publish an open letter on social media in which his grief is all too apparent.
In the message, addressed directly to Jorge, Messi writes that he does not know how to continue without him. "I don't know what I'm going to do without you, I don't know how to carry on. I just played football and nowI have serious doubts that I'll keep doing it for much longer," the letter reads. Coming from someone who has always avoided talking about his retirement, the words carry particular weight.
