Lionel Messi’s bodyguard, Yassine Chueko, gained viral fame after a Reddit video showcasing his quick interventions to protect Messi from fans.
The world-famous football player Lionel Messi is a prime target for overly passionate supporters. To ensure his safety, Messi has a bodyguard, Yassine Chueko, who has recently gained recognition online.
On Reddit, a video showing Chueko’s attentiveness became widely popular and received over 175,000 upvotes. The video demonstrates Chueko’s quick action to shield Messi from enthusiastic supporters in a variety of scenarios. Many on social media complimented Chueko’s professionalism and efficacy in defending the renowned athlete.
Watch the video here:
“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 that 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,” wrote another user.