Argentina's forward Lionel Messi's father, Jorge Messi, waits for the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifier football match between Argentina and Peru at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on November 19, 2024. Jorge Messi, the father and agent of global football star Lionel Messi, has died aged 68 in Rosario, his hometown north of Buenos Aires, Newell's Old Boys the club where the Argentine captain played as a child announced on August 8, 2026. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP via Getty Images)