Signs reading "Stay strong Messi family" and "Stay strong Leo, we love you" left by fans are seen on the fence of El Prado cemetery on the outskirts of Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina, on August 9, 2026, where the funeral of Argentina's football star Lionel Messi's father took place. Jorge Messi, the father and agent of Lionel Messi, has died aged 68, the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner's childhood club Newell's Old Boys announced on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)