Lionel Messi said he has ¡°serious doubts¡± about continuing to play soccer for ¡°much longer¡± after the death of his father, Jorge, in an emotional tribute posted on social media on Wednesday.

¡°I don¡¯t know what I¡¯ll do without you, I don¡¯t know how to go on,¡± the 39-year-old Messi wrote.?¡°I just played football, and now I have serious doubts about continuing to do so for much longer.¡±

Messi¡¯s father, who was also his agent, died last week at age 68.