{
  "id": 341504,
  "title": "Lionel Messi's father and longtime agent, Jorge Messi, has died at the age of 68.\n\nThe Argentine football legend paid tribute to his \"tireless\" and \"unconditional\" father on social media.\n\nMessi, 35, wrote on Instagram: \"We are all very sad, but I know that you are in a good place and that you are free now.\"\n\nThe family announced earlier that Jorge Messi had been hospitalised in the city of Rosario.\n\nThe cause of his death has not been confirmed.\n\nMessi began his career at Newell's Old Boys in Rosario before moving to Barcelona at the age of 13, where he won numerous titles, including six Ballon d'Or awards.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/68",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-09T02:02:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/sports/soccer/1272034.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": null,
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  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}