Lionel Messi's bodyguard gains attention online for being prompt in protecting the football icon
Lionel Messi, a world-famous football star, is a great target for excessively enthusiastic fans. Messi has a bodyguard, Yassine Chueko, who has recently achieved online recognition.?
What is going viral on Reddit?
On Reddit, a video demonstrating Chueko's attentiveness became viral, receiving over 175,000 votes. The video shows Chueko taking rapid action to protect Messi from excited supporters in a number of situations.?
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Many people on social media praised Chueko's professionalism and effectiveness in defending the famed athlete.
Who is Lionel Messi's bodyguard??
According to Sports Illustrated, Yassine Chueko is a former US soldier who served as a Navy SEAL in Iraq and Afghanistan. Chueko was reportedly hired to protect Messi after a personal suggestion from Inter Miami club president David Beckham.
Chueko's job is running around the outside of the pitch and effectively man-marking Messi throughout games. This is so that he may intercept any pitch invaders who try to approach the Miami captain.? ?
How did people on the internet react??
"If a lot of people know you, a lot of psychos know you too. Eventually, it's just not worth the risk to let people touch you. Messi is one of the most famous people on the planet, so the number of psychos is as big as it could possibly be for a human being. People way less famous than Messi have been hurt or killed by random people who think the world is flat and famous people are all lizards," commented a user.
"This dude sprints at full speed, and then he just calmly hugs the people running towards him and walks them away from him. I bet this person is expensive as hell, but worth every penny," another user added.
?"You can tell he is not the one you should test. His demeanour is calm but strong. Yet he is very fast; his acceleration when running is linebacker-esque, and it looks like he could take out a few attackers at once. I wouldn't test that guy," wrote another user.?
Check the viral video here.
Messi’s bodyguard
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