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Lionel Messi to be honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom by Joe Biden

Yes, you read that headline correctly. United States President Joe Biden will give the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, to Inter Miami star Lionel Messi on Saturday.

Messi is one of 19 people receiving the honor from Biden including basketball star Magic Johnson, Bill Nye the Science guy, actor Denzel Washington and Hillary Clinton.

Messi isn’t the first soccer player to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Biden bestowed the award to United States women’s national team star and human rights activist Megan Rapinoe in 2022.

The Iranian man who was accused of pretending to be Messi in order to sleep with 23 women

A Messi look-alike living the life of a bachelor eight-time Ballon d’Or winner.

An Iranian man, known for his uncanny similarity with Lionel Messi, has had an incredible launch to fame after capitalizing on his similarities with the Argentine.

Initially thrust into the spotlight for his striking physical similarities to the Argentine icon, Reza Parastesh quickly became a viral sensation, attracting attention from social media, as well as local and worldwide media. 

Here’s how fans reacted to Lionel Messi winning MLS MVP despite his absences

Major League Soccer announced Lionel Messi as the winner of the Landon Donovan MLS MVP award on Friday. The Messi MLS MVP reaction from fans has been mixed with some upset that a player who appeared in only 19 games got the award.

The vote for MVP is done so by players in the league, select media members and club technical staff. After all the votes were accounted for the Inter Miami star edged out Columbus Crew’s Cucho Hernández.

Messi received 38.4% of the vote while Cucho accounted for 33.7%. 

Messi vs. Cucho 2024 stats

Lionel Messi named to MLS Best XI despite missing nearly half the season

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi and defender Jordi Alba represented the Supporters' Shield winners on the 2024 MLS Best XI announced Tuesday.

The Leagues Cup champion Columbus Crew also had two selections with forward Cucho Hernandez and MLS Defender of the Year Steven Moreira.

MLS Best XI 2024

Lionel Messi nominated for FIFA The Best Men’s Player Award

FIFA is showing their appreciation for Messi on Thanksgiving.

Lionel Messi made headlines on Thanksgiving Day after making the nominee list for FIFA’s The Best Award, honoring the players with the best individual performances in the past year.

The 37-year-old made the list as the only player currently outside of Europe, with the rest of the nominees playing inside of Europe’s top-five leagues. Toni Kroos (who retired at the end of the 2024 European Championship) is the only exception.

Inter Miami head coach Tata Martino announces shock exit after playoff disappointment

Tata Martino leaving Inter Miami after the best regular season in Major Leaugue Soccer history is the last thing fans expected.

According to Give Me Sport’s Tom Bogert, Martino has left Inter Miami for personal reasons despite having one year left on his coaching contract with the club. This comes 10 days after Miami’s stunning first-round playoff exit vs. Atlanta United.

Tata Martino leaving Inter Miami

Lionel Messi yells at referees during shock 2-1 loss to Paraguay featuring an incredible bicycle kick

ASUNCION — A stunning bicycle kick from Antonio Sanabria and a second-half header from Omar Alderete gave Paraguay a well earned 2-1 home win over Argentina in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.

Argentina took the lead 11 minutes into the game when Enzo Fernandez's deep pass found Lautaro Martinez, whose thunderous shot was initially ruled out for offside, but was eventually awarded after a VAR review.

Viral: Brad Guzan recalls being pushed into the net against Inter Miami

Former USMNT goalkeeper, Brad Guzan, had an amazing performance in Atlanta United’s unreal away victory against Inter Miami, being perhaps the main reason why we’ll see Atlanta in the next round.

The 40-year-old had a staggering seven saves against Lionel Messi and co., with the American’s performance making its way around social media.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami crash out of MLS playoffs after three-game series against Atlanta United

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami have said farewell to the 2024 MLS playoffs after falling to Atlanta United at home in perhaps one of the biggest upsets in recent MLS history.

Atlanta showed an incredible amount of resilience, responding to the pair of goals from The Herons in a matter of minutes and completely silencing the pink crowd in both halves.

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