The American Professional League has decided to prevent Yassin Choko’s personal goalkeeper for the international football star Lionel Messi from entering the American stadiums during the team’s matches.
Cheyoko, a former US Navy soldier, gained wide fame after assigning Messi’s protection since he moved to Inter Miami in 2023.
Many videos spread on social media showing Messi’s goalkeeper watching the fans closely to prevent anyone storming the stadium and perhaps hurting the player who won the Golden Ball award 8 times.
But coinciding with the beginning of the 2025 season, the American League has now decided to fully take responsibility for the security of the matches, and Chioko will not be allowed to enter except to the rooms of clothing and mixed areas, without Messi accompanying the field.
“I was no longer allowed to attend on the field … I spent 7 years working in the French League and the Champions League, and only 6 people stormed the stadium,” Cheyoko said in comments reported by various newspapers.
He ended, “I came to the United States, and in just 20 months, the stadium stormed 16 people, there is a big problem here, let me help Messi.”
It is noteworthy that press reports previously stated that Messi’s goalkeeper receives 250 thousand dollars per month in exchange for the protection of Messi, which is comparable to the salaries of senior football players.
