When a pitch invader headed straight for Lionel Messi during Inter Miami’s win over LAFC, the bodyguard Inter Miami employs to protect him came in useful.

Inter Miami’s 3-1 MLS victory against Los Angeles was interrupted by a pitch invader, prompting Lionel Messi’s bodyguard to take action.

David Beckham, president of Miami, hired a former Navy Seal and mixed martial arts fighter to keep an eye on Messi on the sidelines of games when he arrived in the United States.

An LAFC fan paid to get into the game and made a beeline for the 36-year-old seven-time Ballon d’Or winner in the second half of Sunday’s (September 3) match.

Almost upon reaching his hero, the fan, who was donning one of Messi’s old Barcelona jerseys, was stopped by the well-trained Yassine Chueko.

He raced at an alarming rate, seizing the pitch invader by the neck and yanking him away from Messi before the much slower security could reach.

Miami pays Chueko to attend every game, and he’s rapidly becoming a star in his own right because to his 178k Instagram followers and stories of his experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, Messi’s impressive start to life in the United States continued. Although he did not score, he assisted on two goals as his new team won for the tenth time in 11 games.

One of his assists was a beautiful through ball to former Barca teammate Jordi Alba, while the other set up Leonardo Campana for LAFC’s third and final goal just before time expired.

Many famous people, including Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, showed out to see Messi play in his debut game in Hollywood.

Tom Holland, Liam Gallagher, LeBron James, Edward Norton, Jason Sudeikis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez, and Owen Wilson were among the other celebrities in attendance.