Lionel Messi when his personal bodygaurd Yassine Cheuko is around. A video has gone viral from Sunday night’s game between Inter Miami and Los Angeles FC, showing a fan rush the field, sprinting to Messi.
The fan was so fast he caught up to the soccer star and even started to wrap his arms around him, but his bodyguard, Cheuko, was there at the knick of time to grab him by the neck and pull him away.A Barcelona and Messi fan rushed onto the field to embrace #Messi, but Messi's bodyguard proved faster. #LAFCvMIA#LAFC#InterMiamiFCpic.twitter.com/LlJodNIif7 Per CBS Sports, Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas vowed that security would be improved ahead of Messi’s arrival, which is why they appointed a personal bodyguard.
So who is the bodyguard, and how much is he getting paid to protect the World Cup winner? Here’s everything you need to know.A post shared by Yassine . (@yasstcheuko)Chueko was reportedly recommended by Inter Miami club president David Beckham, and is a former US Army soldier who spent time in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Navy Seal.
He was reportedly born in 1989, is around 34 years old, an American of Muslim origin, stands at 5 feet 10 inches and weighs around 188.2 pounds, per Distin.
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