A journalist made a public complaint against Yassine Cheuko, Lionel Messi’s bodyguard: “He pushed a cameraman.”
Yassine Cheuko was back in the news. Lionel Messi’s famous bodyguard was coming off a first season in which he became known in the football world because he didn’t let anyone get close to the Inter Miami captain, and although he wasn’t making the news in 2024, a public complaint made more than 1.4 million people react on X. “He pushed a cameraman,” said one journalist.
Leo Messi was confirmed as a new Inter Miami player on July 15, 2023 and it didn’t take long to see the 1.77 meters tall and 85 kilos of weight of Cheuko taking care of the Argentine player. It was even said that he was a member of the United States Navy armed forces, but little by little everything came to light.
Given the lack of information available about Messi’s bodyguard, the website The Athletic published an article in which it denied the version about his presence in Afghanistan as a member of the United States military forces. What was true was his experience in mixed martial arts.
With the experience of working with Lionel Messi when he was a member of PSG security, Yassine Cheuko had to be on the lookout for fans who came onto the pitch due to the uproar caused by the Argentine player’s first matches with Inter Miami on North American soil. Nothing serious happened and he even allowed fans to take a photo with the Argentine ’10’ on occasion.
Cheuko’s second season as Leo Messi’s bodyguard is underway and he started to make waves during Inter Miami’s visit to New York City FC. The fans, as had rarely happened in the United States, greeted the players with insults and offensive gestures, so the bodyguard was the protagonist of a look that reached a million views on X.
Inter Miami tied 1-1 against New York City FC on September 21 and when the players returned to the Yankee Stadium field after the half-time break, Yassine Cheuko’s action took place and was publicly denounced. “Lionel Messi’s bodyguard won’t let anyone get close to him, he even pushed an Apple TV cameraman, ” wrote Matthew Mangam, sports editor of the portal ‘The Daily Targum’. The video caused such a stir that it reached more than 1.4 million views on X.
When will Lionel Messi play again for Inter Miami?
With the possibility of winning the Supporters’ Shield trophy, which is given to the team that is not the MLS champion but has the most points in the regular season, Leo Messi and Inter Miami play again on Saturday, September 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET (8:30 p.m. ARG) against Charlotte FC for matchday 34 of MLS 2024. After this match, the pink team will have three more games before the Playoffs begin.
