Messi after his father’s death: “I doubt very much if I can continue in football”

Moments after his father Jorge was laid to rest in Rosario at the beginning of the week, Leo Messi decided today (Wednesday) to say goodbye to him in a painful post he shared, in which next to a document of the two he wrote: “I love you father”.

“Dad, I still can’t believe you’re gone. I can’t digest, or rather – don’t want to digest. It’s very hard for me to imagine that I won’t see you anymore, that we won’t talk anymore. I know you suffered and that you couldn’t have been in a better situation, but you left too soon. We still had so much to enjoy together,” wrote the Argentinian footballer in pain.

“You asked me to play in the last World Cup, and a few days before it started – that was exactly the time when your condition deteriorated the most. It was the first time you weren’t supposed to be in the tournament, but mom told me that you would be better and that you would feel well enough to fly. I told you that we would reach the finals, so that you could fly and see me. Every time I finished a match, I waited for your message and missed her. That’s when I realized that the situation was really difficult. Still, I didn’t stop thinking about reaching the final רחוק שאפשר, כדי לתת לך זמן וכדי שתוכל לראות משחק. הגענו לגמר, ואתה לא יכולת להיות שם. רציתי לזכות בו כדי להביא לך את הגביע ולהראות לך משהו חדש. לא הצלחתי – הרגליים כבר לא החזיקו. הפעם ניסיתי להתגבר על הגוף שלי, אבל לא הצלחתי. כשהגעתי, חשבת שהפסדנו את הגמר בפנדלים. לא הצלחנו לדבר על כל מה שקרה. לא יכולת ליהנות מכלום. לא הפכנו לאלופים, אתה לא יודע כמה נהנינו מכל משחק. פעם נוספת, צדקת: הייתי צריך להיות there and play it.”

He also added: “I’m telling you this because it was the only thing we couldn’t talk about, because you already know everything else. We talked every day and met whenever possible, in accordance with my commitments.”

The one who commented on the painful obituary is the one who is considered a huge rival of Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, who responded to the words: “A huge hug for you and all your people in these difficult moments. Leo, lots of strength.”