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 had prior commitments, due to which he did not attend the US Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at White House. Reuters Argentine football star Lionel Messi on Saturday became the ...

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 ...

The Medal of Freedom is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a civilian. Messi sent a letter to the White House in December upon learning that he would be getting the honor to say that he ...

Lionel Messi broke headlines on Saturday morning after it was revealed that the Inter Miami star was to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden at the White House along ...

However, the Argentine football legend was notably absent from the ceremony at the White House. Messi is the first Argentine and the first male soccer player to receive this prestigious award.

Messi had been given the award as "the most decorated player in the history of professional soccer," said a White House statement. "He supports healthcare and education programs for children ...