Messi’s team, Inter Miami, told ESPN that it was the club’s decision not to allow Cheuko on the sidelines, instead deciding to rely on their own security team to handle fans.

Lionel Messi’s bodyguard Yassine Cheuko has pleaded with the MLS to reverse the rule banning him from pitchside. Chueko has become a familiar presence at Inter Miami’s games, patrolling the sidelines to keep a close eye on one of the world’s most famous athletes.

Inter Miami has completed the loan signing of young forward Allen Obando from Barcelona SC on a season-long loan where he'll hope to link up with Lionel Messi who is currently rehabbing an injury