The Leagues Cup disciplinary committee introduced {that a} member of Inter Miami’s membership delegation shall be suspended from all technical areas for the rest of the match following an incident after the sport in opposition to Atlas on Wednesday evening at Fort Lauderdale’s Chase Stadium.
A supply confirmed to ESPN that the suspended particular person is Lionel Messi’s bodyguard Yassine Cheuko.
“After the July 30 Inter Miami CF vs. Membership Atlas match, a member of Inter Miami’s membership delegation displayed improper conduct by getting into restricted areas with out an official occasion credential,” the disciplinary committee introduced in a information launch.
“In accordance with the Leagues Cup 2025 Match Rules, the Disciplinary Committee has suspended the person concerned from all technical areas for the rest of Leagues Cup 2025 and issued an undisclosed fantastic to Inter Miami CF.”
The bodyguard entered the pitch after the match to interrupt up a dialogue between gamers from each groups, making contact with people from Atlas.
Atlas defender Matheus Doria addressed the scenario throughout a information convention Friday, emphasizing that Cheuko doesn’t have permission to be on the pitch in terms of issues between gamers.
“We already know that our board works very nicely and can deal with the difficulty. I perceive that Messi’s bodyguard is there to guard Messi from a potential entry by a fan, I do not know, however between gamers, he does not have that permission,” Doria stated.
“It is lower than us to say a lot or give our opinion on the matter, however the board and people in control of the Leagues Cup have already seen it and can take cost of what can and cannot be completed as a result of so long as it protects not solely Messi however the different gamers, and the bodily integrity of the gamers who’re there, that is fantastic. But when it is for different points, nobody will agree, but it surely’s lower than me to do something.”
Cheuko was beforehand banned by Inter Miami from being on the sidelines throughout Main League Soccer matches, although he remained a part of the membership’s safety element.