Lionel Messi has ‘quite a few doubts’ about football future after death of his father

• Messi’s father, ⁠Jorge, died last week at age of 68

• Argentinian suggests he may not play on much longer

Lionel Messi said on Wednesday that he is having doubts about continuing his career following the death of his father last week. Messi’s father, ⁠Jorge, died last week aged 68 at a medical clinic in the Argentinian city of Rosario after a long illness.

In a tribute on Instagram, Messi wrote: “I don’t know what I’m going to ⁠do without you. I ⁠don’t know how ​to move forward. I only played football and now I have quite a few doubts about whether I’m going to keep doing it for much ⁠longer.