football news Mourning the loss of father Jorge Messi

Enrique overtakes Zidane by winning the Super Cup

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Updated: 13 August 2026, 03:11

For so long, it was just clubs—Ajax, AC Milan and Real Madrid. Last night, the three giants of European football found new partners at Salzburg's Red Bull Arena. PSG!

The UEFA Super Cup is the curtain-raiser to the new season of European football. Luis Enrique's team won the tournament trophy for the second time in a row by defeating the Blues 2-0 at the Red Arena.

PSG took the lead in the 20th minute with a great goal from Khich Kavarskaya. The English club equalized in the 45th minute with a goal from Brian Mazo. The 17-year-old English striker has set a record for being the youngest scorer in the history of the Super Cup. It was Mazo's debut in a competitive match in the Villa jersey. After a goal from Desiree Duy in the 61st minute, PSG finally won.

PSG coach Luis Enrique celebrates after the win AFP

The two teams that won the Champions League and Europa League last season will face each other in the Super Cup. PSG, who won a total of five trophies last season, including the Champions League, started the season by winning another trophy. PSG will have a chance to win another trophy if they win against Lens in the French Super Cup next Sunday

"I knew it was going to be a tough match," PSG coach Enrique said after the win. "But the way we played was possible because my players showed what they were capable of. We may not have been in the best physical condition, but we showed our DNA again."

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Messi returns to the field four days after grieving the loss of his father

Lionel Messi returned to action four days after mourning the loss of his father Jorge Messi. But even the Argentine superstar's emotional return could not prevent Inter Miami from being eliminated from the Leagues Cup, as they were knocked out of the tournament in the first round after a 3-2 defeat to Mexican club Leon.

Messi, who had gone to Argentina to attend his father's funeral, returned to Florida on Tuesday night. Before that, he attended the funeral of his father Jorge Messi, who died last Sunday at the age of 68. Jorge was not only Messi's father, but also his agent for a long time.

Last Wednesday, 39-year-old Messi shared a touching message about his father on social media. In it, the Argentina captain expressed his grief over losing his father and his uncertainty about continuing to play football.

Messi wrote, "I don't know what I would do without you. I don't know how to move forward. I have only played football, and now I have doubts about whether I want to play for a long time."

Even so, Messi decided to come on the field when the team needed him in the Leagues Cup's life-or-death match. However, he was not there from the start, and Messi came on the field after the break against Lyon.

Miami's first goal of the match. Daniel Pinter gave Miami the lead in the first half with a goal in the 42nd minute. However, Leon quickly returned to the match after the break.

Messi came on after the break

Even then, Messi decided to come on when the team needed him in the Leagues Cup's life-or-death match. However, he was not there from the start, Messi came on after the break against Lyon.