Lionel Messi's personal bodyguard at Inter Miami makes sure the World Cup winner remains protected whether he's on the field of play or not.
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Argentinian great Lionel Messi is lighting up the United States since his arrival at Inter Miami and has bought plenty of fanfare and of course, old teammates with him.
For Messi and his family's protection, David Beckham brought in a well-trained bodyguard that's making headlines for his above board safeguarding of the footballing sensation.
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Messi's bodyguad
Lionel Messi has gotten off to a blinder in the US for his new club Inter Miami. Not only has he attracted plenty of new fans to the club, but has also enticed Hollywood A-listers to watch some football.
Messi's presence was always going to attract an overwhelming amount of fans in Miami and wherever he travels to the team, so Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham reportedly hand-picked a highly-trained bodyguard to trail Messi at all times.
Whether the seven-time Balon d'Or winner is on the pitch, in the change room on exiting the team bus, his intimidating bodyguard, Yassine Chueko is not far behind.
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Chueko is a former US soldier and reportedly has combat experience in both Iraq and Afghanistan with expertise in martial arts, taekwondo, boxing and participated in several MMA fights.
Clips of Chueko closely following Messi have been going viral on social media with the latest one seeing him hurry down the sideline when Messi and his Miami teammates celebrated Leonardo Campana's equaliser deep into stoppage time against FC Cincinnati in the US Open semi-finals.
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ARE YOU KIDDING????@opencup madness out here | @ussoccer @MLS pic.twitter.com/Fp0jc5Li3x
— U.S. Open Cup (@opencup) August 24, 2023
Messi grabbed two assists in a thrilling 3-3 that went to penalties and ended 5-4 in favour of Miami who will face Houston Dynamo in the final.
According to La Nacion and the Daily Mail, Chueko was specifically brought in by Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham amid the rising number of pitch invaders in recent years.
Check out Chueko waiting for Messi to exit the team bus:
Messi, Alba and Busquets check in for the Leagues Cup semifinal in Philly ?? pic.twitter.com/RCSg49QbwM
— B/R Football (@brfootball) August 15, 2023
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