{
  "id": 438562,
  "title": "Messi bids farewell to father who guided his glittering career",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/messi-bids-farewell-to-father-who-guided-his-glittering-career",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T05:16:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1536153/messi-bids-farewell-to-father-who-guided-his-glittering-career/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lionel Messi has bid farewell to his father, Jorge Messi, who passed away at the age of 68 following a battle with cancer. According to the Daily Times, Jorge Messi was the global star's emotional anchor and agent since childhood.\n\nMessi, an eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, attended a private ceremony with close family and a few Argentina teammates at El Prado cemetery in the town of Perez, adjacent to Rosario. The Malay Mail and Channel News Asia reported that the gates of the cemetery displayed handwritten messages from fans, including \"Stay strong, Leo, we love you\" and \"Stay strong, Messi family\", alongside a large floral wreath.\n\nMessi's teammates, including Boca Juniors midfielder Leandro Paredes and Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo de Paul, rallied around their captain following Jorge Messi's death at a clinic in Rosario. De Paul paid tribute by taking off his shirt to reveal Messi's number 10 jersey after scoring a goal in a 2-1 defeat to Monterrey in Miami on Saturday, as reported by the Malay Mail and Channel News Asia.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Lionel Messi bids farewell to father who guided his glittering career",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/lionel-messi-bids-farewell-to-father-who-guided-his-glittering-career-392278",
        "published": "2026-08-09T16:46:36.000Z"
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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."
}