What is the work of the bodyguard who is said to protect Lionel Messi, the world's best soccer player who moved to the United States, with a perfect mark both in private and during games?



Lionel Messi, who finally won the Argentina national team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar in November 2022, will join Inter Miami in the 2023 offseason, which belongs to Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States. I have transferred . Since the top soccer leagues are concentrated in Europe, Messi, who once moved to the United States, which was once called 'football barren land', is attracting attention from all over the world. Meanwhile, Spain's daily sports newspaper AS reported that a bodyguard that Messi is wearing to make his life in the United States safe is being hired for a tremendous amount of money.

How much does Lionel Messi's Inter Miami bodyguard earn? - AS USA
https://en.as.com/soccer/how-much-does-lionel-messis-inter-miami-bodyguard-earn-n/



Lionel Messi, who has won numerous club and individual titles in Europe and is often called the greatest footballer of all time, finally won the World Cup at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. With such a Messi player transferring to Intel Miami, in the United States, unprecedented football popularity has occurred, such as tickets for games in which Messi participates have soared more than 10 times than before .

Messi will participate in the Inter Miami game, which will include basketball legend LeBron James, female professional tennis player Serena Williams, celebrity Kim Kardashian, Prince Harry , who left the British royal family, and actress Serena.・A number of celebrities, including Gomez, have come to watch the games.







The bodyguard hired to protect Messi from such enthusiastic American soccer fans is Mr. Yacine Chuko, a former US soldier. Mr. Chuko is a person who has military experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is a specialist who is familiar with taekwondo and boxing in addition to mixed martial arts.

Mr. Chuko is often reflected in the photos taken by photographers during and after the game, as well as in the broadcast of the game, and has become a hot topic on the Internet.

Mr. Chuko perfectly marks the Messi player who walks to the corner arc to kick the corner kick during the match.




Mr. Chuco protects Messi from the pitch side. It's like being the coach of Inter Miami.




Mr. Chuco immediately put his body between Messi, who was leaving the pitch, and the officials who were approaching him.




During the match, when Messi's fans invaded the pitch, he ran furiously and immediately secured the intruders. According to AS, the maximum speed when Mr. Chuko runs up is 60 miles per hour (about 97 km).




From a different angle. I rarely see referees, team staff or anyone other than security on the pitch.




A moment of security.




Check your surroundings carefully before entering the pitch.




Of course, he also acts as Messi's bodyguard off the pitch.




Furthermore, it is pointed out that Messi had checked in advance the surroundings of the restaurant he was planning to visit privately.




Chuko was also easily spotted in player photos posted by Inter Miami's official X account. (To the right of Messi in the 4th photo)




According to reports, Mr. Chuko receives a salary of 3.5 million dollars (about 516 million yen) a year as Messi's bodyguard. Also, Mr. Chuko is the bodyguard of Messi, but it seems that security is being done by a team of 50 people.

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