Lionel Messi, the star forward for MLS side Inter Miami and Argentina's men's national team, was among the 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Sunday — which is 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,

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.

Basketball Hall of Fame member Magic Johnson and soccer great Lionel Messi are among 19 people who will be honored Saturday at the White House with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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.