Lionel Messi’s family ask for ‘humanity’ as his father receives medical treatment
Jorge Messi, 68, ‘recovering and progressing favourably’ ‘At times like these, we ask for responsibility,’ says family Lionel Messi’s father is undergoing medical treatment for an undisclosed illness
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