Argentina

Lionel Messi: national honours

Argentine footballer.¹

Honours

• Presidential Medal of Freedom HeldPresidential Medal of Freedom · 4 January 2025

  Named by the White House on 4 January 2025 among 19 recipients. AP reported he did not attend the ceremony that day because of a scheduling conflict, according to the White House.

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Sources

1. NPR via OPB, Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Hillary Clinton, Soros, Messi and 16 others (4 January 2025)
2. The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara), White House press release: President Biden Announces Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (4 January 2025)
3. The Salt Lake Tribune (AP), Biden awards 18 Medals of Freedom (AP) (4 January 2025)