The Inter Miami captain received the United States’ highest civilian honor on Saturday and was invited to meet the outgoing United States president in Washington DC. However, the 37-year-old did not attend the ceremony – drawing the ire of ex-US men’s national team star Alexi Lalas. He questioned the decision “
odd ” to award the Argentine this accolade in the first place, but said Messi should have ” find a way » to attend the event.
Lalas responded in response to a post asking if Messi’s decision to ” jump » the ceremony was “
bad » on Yes. It was ridiculous and strange to attribute it to Messi. But if you accept this honor, then find a way to be in DC. »
Messi, the decision that does not pass
Messi was one of the few honorees not to attend the event. It was later revealed that the 2022 World Cup winner did not show up due to a ” programming error “. According to reports, no one was present to receive the award on his behalf and the presenter completely omitted Messi’s name when reading out the list of 2025 winners. This may not have gone down well with Biden’s entourage.
Messi is currently enjoying his off-season break, but he is likely to participate in Miami’s fast-approaching preseason games in the coming weeks.
