Lionel Messi’s family ask for ‘humanity’ as his father receives medical treatment

Jorge Messi, 68, ‘recovering and progressing favourably’.

Jorge Messi, father and agent of Lionel Messi. Pic: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images

Lionel Messi’s father is undergoing medical treatment for an undisclosed illness and his family asked the media for “humanity” on Thursday amid rumours about Jorge Messi’s health while his son competes at the World Cup. “Jorge is going through a health situation,” the Messi family said in a statement.

The family did not specify the illness that the 68-year-old Jorge Messi is suffering from. “He is currently under medical observation, recovering and progressing favourably within his current condition,” the statement said.