Watch : Lionel Messi's Father Jorge Messi Dead at 68 After Health BattleLionel Messi is struggling to put one foot in front of the other. Following the death of his father Jorge Messi at the age of 68 in early August, the man widely considered the GOAT of soccer shared a raw look at his ongoing grief. “Dad, I still can't believe you're gone,” he began an Aug. 12 statement, translated from Spanish. It’s so hard to imagine that I won’t see you again, that we won’t talk anymore. I know you were suffering and that this is for the best, but you left too soon.