I am not saying that Messi has not been influential or not been important by any stretch of the imagination, but not only is it ridiculous

On Saturday at the White House, President Joe Biden presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom to honor 19 people for their distinguished accomplishments. One person who was absent from that ceremony was Argentina soccer legend and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi,

Lionel Messi was absent from the ceremony which saw various people awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom, with questions raised as to his whereabouts.

Joe Biden on Saturday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 honorees, bestowing the highest civilian honor in the United States on entertainers, sports stars, activists and diplomats including Jane Goodall and Hillary Clinton.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Lionel Messi received the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony Saturday at the White House.

Bill Nye was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his dedication to science education.

The former Obama administration staffers who host Pod Save America said that while President Joe Biden found plenty of candidates worthy of the Medal of Freedom, their former boss wasn’t on the list.

On behalf of the entire Council on Foreign Relations community, I want to congratulate David M. Rubenstein, chairman of our Board of Directors, on receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from

The Denver-based philanthropist and LGBTQ+ rights advocate, has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in grants to support nonprofits and public media.