People leave flags and signs to pay respects on the fence of Argentina's football star Lionel Messi's birth house in Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina, on August 8, 2026, after his father, Jorge Messi, died. 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)