NewzFormer Barcelona and PSG star Lionel Messi, who won the 2022 World Cup, hints at retirement following the death of his father. Lionel Messi said he is unsure how much longer he will continue playing football as he posted an emotional tribute after his father's death. Lionel Messi has admitted he has “serious doubts” about continuing his football career for much longer following the death of his father, Jorge Messi.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP)—Argentina superstar Lionel Messi said Wednesday 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.
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