Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi was unable to attend the White House ceremony on January 4 to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Joe Biden in person.

U.S. President Joe Biden presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, to 19 prominent figures.

Messi was one of 19 recipients of the award ... Hillary Clinton receives the Medal of Freedom from United States President Joe Biden during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC ...

Joe Biden on Saturday will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom ... longtime fashion editor Anna Wintour, football superstar Lionel Messi, actors Denzel Washington and Michael J. Fox, and fashion ...

and was invited to meet Joe Biden and collect the award in Washington DC. As photos began to surface of the ceremony, it became clear that Messi was one of the few recipients to skip the event ...

Joe Biden has been slammed by online for including Lionel Messi on the list of people he is awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to in a ceremony on Saturday. The Inter Miami star moved to ...

President Joe Biden awarded the highest civilian honor ... The 19 recipients include renowned athletes such as Lionel Messi and life-long politicians such as Hillary Clinton.

President Joe Biden offered up a few surprises in his farewell address. Instead of simply summing up his term in office, he ...

Hillary Clinton, George Soros, Lionel Messi and Bono are among 19 people President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

President Joe Biden awarded the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Pope Francis on Saturday. The Presidential Medal of ...

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