Personal bodyguard suddenly appears, Messi ignores Ronaldo's crazy fan at Club World Cup

Messi's personal bodyguard Yassine Cheuko made a surprise appearance on the sidelines at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, unlike MLS matches where it is completely banned. The Argentine star was also spotted ignoring Ronaldo's crazy fan (IShowSpeed).

FIFA makes exception for Messi?

TV footage showed Messi’s personal bodyguard Yassine Cheuko on the touchline at the Hard Rock Stadium on the opening day of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup™, taking rare steps to prevent fans from running onto the pitch. This is in contrast to MLS matches, where the personal bodyguard has been banned from working openly on the pitch.

Messi and his personal bodyguard Yassine Cheuko at Hard Rock Stadium on June 15.

Photo: Screenshot from clip

Yassine Cheuko was also seen following Messi in the audience areas inside the tunnel at Hard Rock Stadium. It seems that FIFA has made an exception for Messi in this case, to help him feel more secure about security issues when attending the tournament, Spanish newspaper Marca said.

Also according to Marca , some other images before the opening match of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ between Inter Miami and Al Ahly with a score of 0-0 on June 15, Messi, when preparing to step onto the field, met former players such as Pepe, Del Piero or Kaka and gave them affectionate hugs.

Meanwhile, standing nearby, the character IShowSpeed, whose real name is Darren Jason Watkins Jr, 20 years old, a very famous American YouTuber and a huge fan of the famous football player Ronaldo, also hopes that Messi will pay attention to him and will have interaction.

However, Messi didn't seem to care and walked straight out onto the field, leaving the guy stunned. In the past, IShowSpeed ​​often criticized Messi and praised Ronaldo. This is probably the reason why the Argentine star doesn't care about him or makes irrelevant statements, Marca said.

Messi focuses all his attention on the opening match of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™, and only meets with former top players

Photo: Reuters

However, IShowSpeed ​​was an important FIFA guest at this year's Club World Cup. The American YouTuber was at one point seated in the VIP area next to FIFA President Gianni Infantino and other former football stars such as Ronaldo (Brazil), or Inter Miami President David Beckham.

The FIFA President even joked, inviting IShowSpeed ​​to replace him as FIFA President for a few minutes at the Club World Cup. These images have caused a stir on social networks.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino (middle) met with former Brazil star Ronaldo and Inter Miami President David Beckham (right)

Photo: Reuters

Meanwhile, Inter Miami, after a 0-0 draw with Al Ahly in their opening match, is currently at the bottom of the table while the other two teams in Group A, Palmeiras (Brazil) and FC Porto (Portugal), also drew 0-0 on June 16.

All four teams have one point after the first round and are level on all stats, but Al Ahly are top thanks to their better fair play points (fewer yellow cards). They are followed by FC Porto, Palmeiras and Inter Miami.

The next match, Palmeiras meets Al Ahly at 11pm on June 19, while Inter Miami faces FC Porto at 2am on June 20. The result of this match will be decisive for the two spots in Group A for the round of 16. Messi and his teammates hope to win to create a turning point in the tournament.

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