(FILES) Argentina's forward #10 Lionel Messi gestures during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Argentina and Venezuela at the Mas Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on September 4, 2025. On August 12, 2026, Argentine football star Lionel Messi said he has "serious doubts" about whether he will continue playing soccer "for much longer," in an emotional farewell letter on Wednesday to his father and agent, Jorge Messi, who died on Friday at the age of 68. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)