Lionel 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. Jorge Messi spent his final months ⁠alternating between a medical centre in Rosario and his home, accompanied by his wife, Celia, and his ⁠children Rodrigo, Matías and María Sol. Lionel Messi ​spent time with his ‌father after the World ‌Cup before rejoining his club, Inter Miami, for whom he ‌returned to action a week ago. View image in fullscreen Lionel Messi poses with his brother Rodrigo, sister María Sol, father Jorge, mother Celia, nephew Tomás and brother Matías in Rosario, Argentina, in 2003. After every match, I’d ask him ​what he thought of how I played,” said Lionel Messi.