Inter Miami and Finland star Robert Taylor hilariously dressed up as Lionel Messi’s bodyguard as he turned up for Halloween party.
Robert Taylor shared the hilarious post on his personal Instagram handle as he tried to emulate Messi’s bodyguard Yassine Cheuko.
Robert Taylor adorned a team polo and track pants and he also put on an arm sleeve with fake muscles as well as a bald cap and a fake beard to look like the bodyguard.
The Finland international in the Instagram post tagged Cheuko saying ‘Thank you for the idea’ and also added a picture of Messi’s bodyguard in the post.
Messi’s bodyguard Cheuko saw the post by Robert Taylor, he liked it and left a comment with a couple of laughing emojis.
Cheuko has been tasked with protecting Messi ever since the Argentine joined the Major League Franchise team in the summer.
Messi’s bodyguard Cheuko is reportedly a former Navy Seal with combat experience in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
He is also experienced in martial arts, taekwondo, boxing and participated in several MMA fights and that was why he was chosen to protect Messi.
Robert Taylor
Robert Thomas Taylor, born on October 21, 1994, is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for Inter Miami and the Finland national team.
Finland has capped Taylor at the senior, under-17, under-19, under-20, and under-21 levels. On January 9, 2017, he came on as a substitute in a 1-0 friendly victory over Morocco to make his senior team debut.
Robert Taylor scored his first goal in a 2-0 UEFA Nations League victory over Bulgaria on October 11, 2020.
Taylor was included to Finland’s UEFA Euro 2020 roster on June 1, 2021, however he did not play in any of the competition’s games.
Paul, Taylor’s father, was a former English football player who spent the 1990s with KuPS.
Taylor’s Club Career
Taylor joined the youth team at JJK in 2004, and stayed with the club until senior level before moving to Boston town on loan in 2013.
In the same year, Robert Taylor joined Barnet, where he was due to sign a professional contract, but this fell through following their relegation from the English Football League.
The Finland international played for JJK in the Ykkönen until 2015, when he joined Veikkausliiga side RoPS.
In July 2017, Taylor was transferred to AIK for €100,000. Then, he joined Tromsø on loan for the 2018 season, and then permanently for the 2019 season.
Robert Taylor penned a three-year deal with Brann in January, which saw Ruben Yttergård Jenssen go the other way.
Taylor moved to Major League Soccer side Inter Miami on a two-year deal with an option for a further year, for a transfer fee of $500,000 in 2022 and has been with the club ever since then.
