Lionel Messi has released a statement on social media to explain why he was not present at the White House to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday. The Inter Miami forward was awarded ...

Messi sent a letter to the White House in December upon learning that he would be getting the honor to say that he wouldn't be able to attend. "Messi said he is deeply honored and it is a profound ...

Despite his absence, Messi sent a message of gratitude to President Joe Biden through a letter managed by Inter Miami. In the letter, Messi described it as a "profound honor" to be awarded this ...

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi wasn't present at the White House to receive his Presidential Medal of Freedom due to a scheduling error as per GOAL. The Argentine ace was ...

Soccer legend Lionel Messi was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday, but he did not show up to the White House in person to receive the medal from President Biden. Messi was one ...

Lionel Messi has risked further fury after opting against attending the glamorous White House ceremony to collect his Presidential Medal of Freedom. The World Cup winner was awarded America's ...

Lionel Messi was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, by President Joe Biden on Saturday but did not attend the ceremony at the White House ...

Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Lionel Messi received the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony Saturday at the White House. President Joe Biden bestowed the honor to 19 of the most famous ...

The President of the United States has awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Spanish chef José Andrés and Argentine footballer Lionel Messi ... as the White House reminded.