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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Lionel Messi Raises 'Serious Doubts' Over Football Future After Father's Death
Caption: Lionel Messi Raises 'Serious Doubts' Over Football Future After Father's Death. In an emotional Instagram tribute, Messi said he did not know how to continue without his father and questioned how much longer he could keep playing football. Messi said his father had been suffering and described the difficulty of accepting that he would no longer be able to see or speak to him. The 39-year-old revealed that Jorge's condition had deteriorated significantly in the days before the World Cup began. Messi said he had hoped to push himself and win the tournament for his father but struggled physically and "could never feel good.” Jorge Messi was also his son's agent and business manager and played a major role throughout the footballer's career. Jorge died aged 68 at a medical clinic in Rosario, Argentina, following a long illness. Messi ended his tribute by thanking his father for everything and asking him to continue watching over his family "from above.” Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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