Jorge Messi, the father and agent of Lionel Messi, has died, the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner's childhood club Newell's Old Boys announced. Image: JUAN MABROMATA / AFPJorge 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 Saturday. Argentine media reported Jorge Messi had passed away on Friday in a hospital in his hometown of Rosario. “His constant companionship and behind-the-scenes leadership were essential in backing every step of Lionel,” Newell’s Old Boys said in a social media post. That made me always want to push myself further,” Lionel Messi told DirecTV Sports in 2022.