Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge, dies aged 68

Jorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi, has died aged 68 (Getty)

Jorge Messi, father of Lionel Messi, has died at the age of 68 after suffering from a serious illness.

According to ESPN Argentina, Jorge died at 9:47 pm on Friday night at a clinic in Rosario.

A statement released by Messi’s boyhood club, Newell’s Old Boys, read: ‘A recognised Leproso supporter, businessman, and father of the captain of the Argentine national team, Lionel Andes Messi.

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