(FILES) Argentina's forward Lionel Messi's father, Jorge Messi (L), and brother Rodrigo wait for the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Argentina and Peru at the 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)