New Delhi. Argentina's star footballer Lionel Messi has given a public reaction for the first time after the death of his father Jorge Messi. Let us tell you that Jorge Messi died last week at the age of 68 in a medical clinic in Rosario, Argentina. He was suffering from illness for a long time and his health had deteriorated significantly in the last few months. Messi had not said anything publicly since his father's death. However, on Wednesday, he shared a picture with his father on Instagram and wrote an emotional message. Messi told that his father wanted him to play for the last time in the FIFA World Cup to be held in America.
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Father's health deteriorated before the World Cup
Messi told that a few days before the start of the World Cup, his father's health suddenly worsened. This was the first time that George could not be present with Messi in a tournament. Messi wrote that after every match he used to wait for his father's message. As Argentina advanced in the tournament, he continued playing in the hopes that his father could watch at least one match.
Couldn't talk to father even after finals
Messi said that despite Argentina reaching the final, his father could not watch that match. According to Messi, when he met his father, Jorge felt that Argentina had lost the final in the penalty shootout. He said that he could not talk to his father about any incident that happened at the tournament. Messi expressed deep sorrow that his father could not enjoy his World Cup victory in the last days of his life.
'Now I don't know what I am going to do'
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Messi described his father as his biggest support and inspiration. He said that now he does not understand how he will move ahead without his father. He wrote, I don't know what I am going to do without you. I don't know how to proceed. I was just playing football, but now I have many questions about whether I will be able to continue it for a long time or not. Messi said that his father was with him from the beginning and stayed with him until the end of his career, just a short time later.
'I will raise my children like you do'
Messi called his father not only his father but also his friend and representative. He said that George supported him in every situation and he always had faith in his decisions. Messi said that he will try to give his children the same values and values that he got from his father. At the end of the emotional message, Messi paid tribute to his father, saying that he will miss him very much, but that he will always be there for him. He wrote that his father should take care of his family in the same way as he did throughout his life. In the end he wrote, 'Thank you for everything. I love you, dad.'