His name is Yassine Cheuko and he is a former US soldier who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the shadow of Leo Messi.
In the midst of the revolution that occurred in the United States due to the landing of Lionel Messi a Inter Miami, security was an issue to improve for the Florida franchise. In those days of surprise, before the star from Rosario arrived with his goals, Nick Marsman, now the team’s former goalkeeper, had issued the warning and protecting Messi would be a key point to resolve. “Personally, I think the club is not ready for the arrival of Messi”, the guardavalla had said prior to the presentation of the ten.
“We have a temporary stadium, people can get on the field for the euphoria of seeing Messi, let’s go to the stadium without security”, the goalkeeper had stated. And the club that has David Beckham as its visible face, together with the brothers José and Jorge Más as majority shareholders, took note of the warning and hired a private security guard for Messi.
Like on the playing field Messi also has a personal brand when he takes off his boots. Always close, as if he were his shadow, is a giant man with the sole mission of protecting him in every move he makes when entering or leaving the stadium, also in every training session, warm-up, or any activity that is linked to the franchise.
Who follows the step by step of Lio es Yassine Cheuko a former US soldier who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, in 2001, when George Bush was the president of the United States.
Her Instagram profile reveals another facet of Yassine. “The strong man is not the good fighter or the good boxer, the strong man is only the one who controls himself when he is angry”can be read on his social network profile, where he shows a potpourri of images practicing martial arts. Another shows him resting in paradisiacal places.
His training does not have to do one hundred percent with the care of Messi, but has the objective of improving day by day in the arts martial arts, taekwondo and boxing since during his sports career he participated in combats of Mixed martial arts (known as MMA, for its acronym in English) and its age is unknown, among other particularities.
His mission is to take care of Leo’s physical integrity. And he fulfills it to the letter. Faced with every potential threat, Yassine acts, even when supporters put her hand on the shoulder of the ten when taking a photo. In this situation it has been seen that the American gets in the way and avoids contact with the 10.
Or also when Leo is on the pitch. It does not matter where the Rosario is, if his entry is required, he does so without hesitation. It happened in the match against Philadelphia when a fan, distinguished with the Inter jersey, invaded the playing field to hug the ten, but Yassine quickly jumped and intercepted the fan, who was removed without having fulfilled his objective.
If Cheuko used a GPS like the ones used by professional players to obtain performance values, the statistics would probably show a number of kilometers covered similar to those of Messi. Where Lionel goes, the bodyguard goes alongside but behind the lime line, as he did in the goal celebration against Orlando City, when the former military man could be seen running directly to the place where the Rosario was heading.
Also when he spots an object that could harm the Argentine. One of the most viral situations on social networks was when he removed a flag that fell from the stands, when the star from Rosario entered the tunnel that leads to the locker room after a game. Attentive to everything, Cheuko grabbed the object and threw it away from the Argentine captain.
Even the martial arts expert is still close to Rosario even though he is celebrating a goal with his family, as he did against Cruz Azul.
An iron man to ensure the safety of the best in the world, the most valuable player on the Inter Miami squad, who at every step he takes arouses fanaticism in the fans who can sometimes become a threat.
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2023-08-24 09:00:52
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