Barcelona & Real Madrid Mourn Passing of Lionel Messi’s Father, Jorge
Spain's premier football clubs have extended messages of respect and sympathy to the entire Messi family. This follows the confirmation of the passing of Jorge Messi, the father of Barcelona legend Lionel Messi.
After a prolonged illness, Jorge Messi passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 68 in his native Argentina.
Tributes and expressions of support have since flooded in for the Messi family from the global football community, as fans rally around one of the sport's greatest to support him through a difficult personal time.
As mentioned, both Barcelona and Real Madrid have now added their voices to these sentiments.
FC Barcelona, in a statement on their official social media channels, conveyed:
‘The President and the Board of Directors of FC Barcelona express their deepest condolences on the passing of Jorge Messi, father of Barça player and legend Lionel Messi, and on behalf of the entire Barcelona community, extend their sympathies to the Messi family.’
‘FC Barcelona thanks Jorge Messi for his commitment to our Club, for entrusting us with the beginning and the most glorious years of his son Leo’s football career.’
‘Rest in peace.’
Setting aside their fierce rivalry, Real Madrid also reached out to Lionel Messi and his loved ones with the following statement:
‘Real Madrid CF, its president and its Board of Directors deeply regret the passing of Jorge Messi, father of Leo Messi.’
‘Our club wishes to express its condolences to Leo, his family, and all his loved ones. May he rest in peace.’
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