(FILES) Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi reacts after losing during the trophy ceremony at the end of the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said on August 12, 2026 he has "serious doubts" about continuing to play football for "much longer" after the death of his father Jorge Messi. "I don't know what I'll do without you, I don't know how to go on. I just played football, and now I have serious doubts about continuing to do so for much longer," Messi, 39, wrote in a message on social media after his father, who was also his agent, died last week aged 68. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP via Getty Images)

Residents play football in a former workshop building of the Roaa Agua-Ize, located on the east coast of Sao Tome, capital of Sao Tome and Principe, on August 10, 2026. Founded in 1854 by Joao Maria de Sousa e Almeida, the First Baron of Agua-Ize. It was the first large plantation (roca) on the island to introduce industrial-scale cocoa cultivation. It grew into a fully self-sufficient town with over 1,000 workers, shops and a renowned hospital built in 1928. The site forms part of the Great Rocas of Sao Tome and Principe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today, the site is notable for its monumental remains, notably its old, ruined hospital overlooking the sea, and bears witness to the poignant history of colonial production. (Photo by Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates after winning the 2026 World Cup round of 32 football match between Argentina and Cape Verde at the Miami Stadium in Miami Gardens on July 3, 2026. Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said on August 12, 2026 he has "serious doubts" about continuing to play football for "much longer" after the death of his father Jorge Messi. "I don't know what I'll do without you, I don't know how to go on. I just played football, and now I have serious doubts about continuing to do so for much longer," Messi, 39, wrote in a message on social media after his father, who was also his agent, died last week aged 68. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Egypt at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 7, 2026. Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said on August 12, 2026 he has "serious doubts" about continuing to play football for "much longer" after the death of his father Jorge Messi. "I don't know what I'll do without you, I don't know how to go on. I just played football, and now I have serious doubts about continuing to do so for much longer," Messi, 39, wrote in a message on social media after his father, who was also his agent, died last week aged 68. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match between Barcelona and Manchester United at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on April 16, 2019. Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said on August 12, 2026 he has "serious doubts" about continuing to play football for "much longer" after the death of his father Jorge Messi. "I don't know what I'll do without you, I don't know how to go on. I just played football, and now I have serious doubts about continuing to do so for much longer," Messi, 39, wrote in a message on social media after his father, who was also his agent, died last week aged 68. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi reacts after winning the Ballon d'Or France Football 2019 trophy at the Chatelet Theatre in Paris on December 2, 2019. Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said on August 12, 2026 he has "serious doubts" about continuing to play football for "much longer" after the death of his father Jorge Messi. "I don't know what I'll do without you, I don't know how to go on. I just played football, and now I have serious doubts about continuing to do so for much longer," Messi, 39, wrote in a message on social media after his father, who was also his agent, died last week aged 68. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (C) celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the UEFA Champions League first round group A football match between Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) and RB Leipzig, at The Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, on October 19, 2021. Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said on August 12, 2026 he has "serious doubts" about continuing to play football for "much longer" after the death of his father Jorge Messi. "I don't know what I'll do without you, I don't know how to go on. I just played football, and now I have serious doubts about continuing to do so for much longer," Messi, 39, wrote in a message on social media after his father, who was also his agent, died last week aged 68. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of file photographs created on November 29, 2021, shows Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi reacting as he receives the Ballon d'Or football award (top, L to R) for the year 2009 in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, on December 6, 2009; for the year 2010 in Zurich, on January 10, 2011; for the year 2011 in Zurich on January 9, 2012; for the year 2012 in Zurich on January 7, 2013; (bottom L to R) for the year 2015 in Zurich on January 11, 2016; for the year 2019 in Paris on December 2, 2019; for the year 2021 in Paris on November 29, 2021; and the award displayed at the ceremony in Paris on November 29, 2021. Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said on August 12, 2026 he has "serious doubts" about continuing to play football for "much longer" after the death of his father Jorge Messi. "I don't know what I'll do without you, I don't know how to go on. I just played football, and now I have serious doubts about continuing to do so for much longer," Messi, 39, wrote in a message on social media after his father, who was also his agent, died last week aged 68. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)