"I really doubt I'll carry on": Messi's stark words in farewell to his father

The Argentinian footballer has published an open letter bidding farewell to his father and agent Jorge Messi, who died on 8 August in Rosario after a long illness. In it, the Argentina captain admits he is unsure whether he will carry on playing.

Football legend Lionel Messi doubts his playing career will last "much longer" following the recent death of his father.

“I don’t know what I’m going to do without you, I don’t know how to go on. I only played football and now I have quite a few doubts about whether I’ll keep doing it for much longer,” he wrote on Instagram.

Messi released an emotional statement on Wednesday addressed to his late father, Jorge, who died at 68 years old last week.

After Lionel Messi's father Jorge passed away, there are new questions about the Argentina and Inter Miami star's future in soccer.

Lionel Messi shares tribute to late father Jorge, expresses doubts about continuing to play soccer  AP News

Lionel Messi’s emotional tribute to his late father reveals his doubts about his future on the pitch  CNN

Lionel Messi expresses profound grief over his father Jorge’s death, casting doubt on his football career. Read his emotional tribute and future uncertaint

Lionel Messi has raised "serious doubts" over his footballing future in a touching tribute to his father, Jorge, who died last week.

Messi’s father, ⁠Jorge, died last week at age of 68 Argentinian suggests he may not play on much longer Lionel Messi said on Wednesday he is having doubts about continuing his career following the death of his father last week. Messi’s father, ⁠Jorge, died last week aged 68 at a medical clinic in the Argentinian city

Lionel Messi's ambiguous message about retirement saddens fans as he delivers heartbreaking farewell to father Jorge  MARCA

LIONEL MESSI shared a heartbreaking statement following the death of his dad. Jorge, 68, passed away after a long illness last week. He died at a clinic in Rosario where he had been undergoing medical treatment. And now Messi has taken to Instagram with a touching message for Jorge. Messi posted the emotional open lett

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Messi and his family had traveled from Miami on a private plane and were escorted by a police motorcade to a Rosario cemetery, where a private family wake was held before the burial early on Sunday. Messi's father Jorge Messi died Saturday at a hospital in Rosario at age 68.

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