Lionel Messi's legal team has decided to take action against media who breached privacy during his father's funeral
Messi has not been in public since his father's death and has yet to give a comment on the sad demise of the most influential person in his life.
XtraTime Newsdesk: Lionel Messi's legal team is preparing to sue Argentine media outlets for allegedly breaching his family's privacy during the funeral of his father, Jorge Messi. Jorge, who was not only the legendary forward's father but also his long-time football agent, was instrumental in guiding his son's career to become probably the greatest footballer of all time.
Messi has not been in public since his father's death and has yet to give a comment on the sad demise of the most influential person in his life.
Lionel Messi's legal team has revealed preparations to take action against Argentine media outlets that photographed his family during his father's burial in Rosario. Jorge died on Friday, and the service was held in Argentina on Sunday. The ceremony, which was meant to be private with close friends and family in attendance, was disrupted by media images of the star player and his family.
After Lionel Messi's father died, Inter Miami paid an emotional homage to Jorge. A minute of silence was observed during their League Cup match versus Monterrey. Miami players donned black armbands. Rodrigo de Paul, Messi's national teammate, opened the score by removing his jersey to reveal Messi's number 10 jersey.
Jorge was a key figure in Messi's early career; he was a type of agent who constantly stuck by his side and even fulfilled Messi's childhood ambition of moving to Barcelona when he was thirteen years old. Jorge contributed much more for the family than football, thus Messi and his family have a sorrowful message for Jorge's passing.