Jorge Messi, the father and longtime agent of Lionel Messi, has died at the age of 68 in Rosario, Argentina, reports news agency AFP. His death was confirmed on Saturday by Newell’s Old Boys, the club where Jorge played football and where his son began his childhood career.
Jorge had been receiving medical treatment for an undisclosed illness. The exact cause of death has not been publicly revealed, and reports said the medical circumstances have been kept private out of respect for the Messi family.
