Lionel Messi skips Joe Biden's Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony, MLS club Inter Miami cites this big reason behind his absence
Lionel Messi could not be present in person at the White House to receive the US' highest civilian award — the Presidential Medal of Freedom — from outgoing President Joe Biden. Messi currently plays for Inter Miami in the Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States.
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Messi is the first Argentine to receive the honor and the first male soccer player. Due to a scheduling conflict, Argentinian football legend and global soccer icon was unable to attend the event.
Messi's representatives said in a statement distributed by Inter Miami that Messi had a prior commitment. «The White House informed FIFA, who informed the club at the end of December that Leo was going to be awarded with this recognition,» the statement read.
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