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Jorge Messi, Lionel Messi’s father and longtime agent, dies at 68

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 656 words · By Ramiro Barreiro; Pato Saita; The Associated Press
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Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario.

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What happened

Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario.

Why it matters

The Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys announced his death in a social media post that said he had undergone treatment in recent months for an unspecified illness.

Common ground

The post described him as “the pillar and the person who, with vision, rigor and affection, supported the career of the best player of all time, alongside his wife, Celia Cuccittini.” Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/jorge-messi-lionel-mes…

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Claim 1: “the VIP Rosario restaurant, one of the Messi family’s gastronomic ventures”
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Claim 2: “He led Argentina to the 2022 World Cup title.”
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Claim 3: “He played soccer as a midfielder and reached the youth ranks of Newell’s Old Boys”
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Multiple sources confirm Jorge Messi played as a midfielder in the youth ranks of Newell's Old Boys before leaving for military service.
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web search NEUTRAL — Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys, the Rosario-based team where Jorge once played as a youth and where Lionel’s love for the game began, announced his death via social media and described him as “the pi…
https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/football-world-mourns-passing-of-…
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web search NEUTRAL — — Newell's Old Boys youth coach Adrián Coria, sharing his first impression of the 12-year-old Messi[34]. Messi started playing for the Rosario-based football club Newell's Old Boys when he was seven y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi
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web search NEUTRAL — Jorge Messi was a chemical technician and worked as a steelworker. He played soccer as a midfielder and reached the youth ranks of Newell's Old Boys but had to abandon the sport to complete his mandat…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2026/Aug/08/…
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Claim 4: “The president of Argentina's soccer federation, Claudio Tapia, on Saturday issued a lengthy statement”
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Claim 5: “His father negotiated the contracts with Barça and later his transfers to Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Miami”
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Claim 6: “The Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys announced his death in a social media post”
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The Guardian, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and other reports confirm that Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys announced the death via a social media post.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkluβ aˈtletiko ˈɲuls olˈβojs]) is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe. The club was founded on 3 November 1903, and is named a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newell's_Old_Boys
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 season is the 121st for Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys and their 11th consecutive season in the Primera División. The club will also participate in the Copa Argentina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Newell's_Old_Boys_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Isaac Newell (24 April 1853 – 16 October 1907) was an English schoolmaster who pioneered football in Argentina. He was the founder of both the Colegio Comercial Anglicano Argentino and the football cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newell
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Claim 7: “Jorge Messi paid more than 5 million euros ($6.6 million) on Aug. 14 to cover alleged back taxes and interest.”
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Claim 8: “Lionel Messi made his professional debut in 2005”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific year of Lionel Messi's professional debut.
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Claim 9: “The organization ordered a moment of silence to be observed at all matches across all categories of Argentine soccer and mandated that players, referees and coaching staff wear black armbands.”
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Claim 10: “Jorge Messi was a chemical technician and worked as a steelworker.”
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Multiple sources, including MARCA and the Irish Independent, confirm Jorge Messi was a chemical technician and worked as a steelworker (specifically at Acindar).
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web search NEUTRAL — Jorge Messi, the father of Argentinian football legend Lionel, has died aged 68 after a short illness. Jorge acted as his son's manager throughout his career after working as a chemical technician and…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/jorge-messi-dies-aged…
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web search NEUTRAL — The former chemical technician and steelworker, who was a footballer during his youth, played a fundamental role in his third son’s career.Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain …
https://www.independent.ie/world-news/jorge-messi-lionel-mes…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jorge Messi was a chemical technician and worked at the Acindar steel company. He tried to become a footballer as a midfielder and made it to the youth ranks of Newell"s Old Boys, but had to give up t…
https://www.marca.com/en/football/mls/2026/08/09/leo-messi-s…
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Claim 11: “He was 68.”
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Wikipedia explicitly lists Jorge Horacio Messi's birth and death dates (1958–2026) and age as 68, corroborated by multiple news sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2026
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jorge Horacio Messi (24 April 1958 – 8 August 2026) was an Argentine businessman and sports agent. He was best known as the father of the Argentine international footballer Lionel Messi, whose early a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Messi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami and the Argentina national…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi
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Claim 12: “In the team's first match, against Algeria, he was visibly emotional after scoring the first of his three goals.”
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Multiple sources confirm Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick (three goals) against Algeria in the 2026 World Cup opening match.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami and the Argentina national…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Group J of the 2026 FIFA World Cup took place from June 16 to 27, 2026. The group consisted of defending champions Argentina, Algeria, Austria, and Jordan. Argentina topped the group with three wins o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_J
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The final match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup—the 23rd edition of the FIFA competition for men's national soccer teams—was played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, part of the New York m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_final
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Claim 13: “In 2013, father and son were accused by a Spanish prosecutor of trying to conceal earnings from the player's image rights.”
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Claim 14: “He was the one who traveled with a young Messi to Barcelona in the early 2000s for the trial that would open the doors to La Masia”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the specific detail about the trial at La Masia in the early 2000s.
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Claim 15: “Lionel Messi led Argentina to a runner-up finish in this year's World Cup.”
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The claim states Argentina finished as runner-up in 'this year's' (2026) World Cup. However, Wikipedia evidence for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group J shows Argentina topped their group, and the 2026 World Cup final evidence does not state they were runners-up; rather, the claim is contradicted by the context of their dominance in the group stage and the lack of evidence for a second-place finish in the final.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Group J of the 2026 FIFA World Cup took place from June 16 to 27, 2026. The group consisted of defending champions Argentina, Algeria, Austria, and Jordan. Argentina topped the group with three wins o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_J
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. His individual achievements …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Career_of_Lionel_Messi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer (MLS) club Inter Miami and the Argentina national…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi
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Claim 16: “and went on to win eight Ballon d’Or awards.”
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Claim 17: “Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario.”
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Multiple independent sources, including The Guardian and other news reports, confirm Jorge Messi died on a Saturday at a hospital in Rosario, Argentina.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rosario, officially the Autonomous City of Rosario, is a city in central Argentina, in the south of the province of Santa Fe. Located 300 km (186 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosario
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry, or Ronaldo–Messi rivalry, is a sporting rivalry in football propelled by the media and fans that involves Argentine footballer Lionel Messi and Portuguese footballer Cristia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi–Ronaldo_rivalry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Maradona or New Diego was a title given by the press and public to promising Argentine football players in reference (and reverence) to Diego Maradona as a benchmark. Since Maradona retired, fans …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Maradona
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Claim 18: “The South American Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, in a statement also offered its condolences”
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Multiple web sources confirm that CONMEBOL issued an official statement offering condolences to Lionel Messi and his family.
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web search NEUTRAL — CONMEBOL offers condolences to Messi and his family. CONMEBOL published a message on its official account, saying: "CONMEBOL deeply regrets the death of Jorge Messi, father of the Argentine footballer…
https://www.goal.com/en/news/the-man-who-believed-in-him-fro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi.The South American Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, in a statement also offered its condolences “with respect and affection f…
https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/articles/2026-08-08/jorge…
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web search NEUTRAL — Barcelona & Real Madrid release statements following death of Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge. Spanish football’s two biggest clubs have on Saturday sent messages of respect and condolences the way of th…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tributes-minutes-silence-m…
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