Lionel Messi said helium is unsure however overmuch longer helium volition proceed playing shot arsenic helium posted an affectional tribute aft his father's death.
Messi's begetter Jorge was 68 erstwhile helium died past week pursuing a agelong illness.
Jorge had been the Argentina forward's cause since helium was 14 and watched him go 1 of the sport's top ever players.
"I don't cognize what I'm going to bash without you," Messi, 39, wrote connected societal media.
"I don't cognize however to transportation on. I utilized to conscionable play football, and present I'm truly not definite if I'll transportation connected doing it for overmuch longer.
"You were by my broadside from the beginning; determination was truthful small near until the end. Why couldn't you clasp connected conscionable a small longer truthful we could decorativeness it together?"
Messi captained Argentina arsenic they won the World Cup successful 2022 and led them to the 2026 World Cup final, which his broadside mislaid 1-0 to Spain, earlier returning to nine broadside Inter Miami.
He returned location with his household aft Jorge passed distant successful a infirmary successful his hometown of Rosario, Argentina.
A backstage ceremonial took spot connected Sunday astatine a cemetery successful the municipality of Perez, connected the outskirts of Rosario.
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