No further detail has been given, but the decision came quite last minute.
On Sunday, Messi was scheduled to be attending, despite not being shortlisted for the major award.
On Monday morning, the news broke that the Argentine was not coming.
Messi is nominated for for the Puskas award for his goal against Nigeria (Image: GETTY)
Can he win an award?
Messi is nominated for the Puskas award.
The Puskas Award is the best goal scored in the past year, and Messi has been on the shortlist before.
He is nominated this year for his superb effort against Nigeria in the World Cup.
The forward controlled and took a touch whilst at full sprint, before rifling the ball into the top corner with his weaker foot.
Messi has won the Ballon d'Or (now FIFA The Best) five times (Image: GETTY)
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Who are the previous winners of the Puskas award?
Olivier Giroud won the title last year for his scorpion kick against Crystal Palace in January 2017.
Who else is nominated for the Puskas Award?
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid)
Ronaldo is nominated for his overhead kick against Juventus whilst he was at Real Madrid (Image: GETTY)
Denis Cheryshev (Russia)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus - goal was scored for Real Madrid)