Lionel Messi, soccer legend, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday but couldn't attend the White House ceremony due to scheduling conflicts. Messi's management team and Inter Miami informed the White House of his absence beforehand. The medal, the nation's highest civilian honor, recognizes Messi's exemplary contributions to football and his philanthropic work through the Messi Foundation and UNICEF.
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 theAccording to USA Today, Messi’s management team and his pro team, Inter Miami, informed the White House ahead of time that he would not be able to attend the ceremony due to scheduling conflicts.
Biden’s re-election campaign mentioned Messi’s arrival to Major League Soccer as a catalyst for soccer’s growing significance among U.S. audiences, during the 2024 Copa America soccer tournament in Atlanta in June. The award to Soros, a Democrat megadonor, was slammed based on the billionaire’s past campaign funding of progressive district attorneys who have been light on crime, which they say has led to crime waves in Blue cities.
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