A fan holds a sign memory of the father of Lionel Messi, Jorge Messi, who passed away, during the first half of a Leagues Cup soccer match, Aug. 8, 2026, in Miami
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Lionel Messi bids farewell to his father in Rosario | Africanews
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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