Lionel Messi and Princess of Asturias Foundation
22 October 2026
Lionel Messi has arrived in Oviedo, Spain, ahead of Friday’s Princess of Asturias Awards ceremony, where he is scheduled to receive the 2026 Sports Award. Supporters gathered outside his hotel to welcome the Inter Miami and Argentina star.
Messi travelled from Miami with his wife Antonela and was welcomed at the Reconquista Hotel. His programme includes an event with students, an official dinner attended by Spain’s King and Queen and a royal reception before the awards ceremony at the Campoamor Theatre. The main ceremony is scheduled for Friday evening, 23 October. The honour recognises sporting achievement, with the formal presentation still to take place at the time of the supplied report.