In the East Room of the White House on a particularly frigid Saturday afternoon, President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal ... soccer player Lionel Messi, who did not attend the event ...

US President, Joe Biden, will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to ... Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, actors Denzel Washington and Michael J. Fox, and fashion designer Ralph Lauren.

Lionel Messi’s absence from the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony ... in a heartfelt letter to the White House, describing the award as a “profound privilege.” The letter, submitted ...

President Joe Biden will be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Lionel Messi along with 18 others ... Washington will be receiving the award. It will also be posthumously awarded ...

Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Saturday bestowed the Presidential Medal of ... by former England captain David Beckham. Messi had been given the award as "the most decorated player in the ...

Notably, this event will be President Biden's last award ceremony before his term ends later this month. The Presidential Medal ... the iconic footballer Lionel Messi, basketball star Earvin ...

Sporting legends Lionel Messi ... U.S. First Lady and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was a politcal honoree. A White House statement said the award was being presented to those ...

Other recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom include Magic Johnson, Lionel Messi, bono, Michael J. Fox, Bill Nye, Denzel Washington, George Soros, and former Secretary of State Hilary ...