Watch: TSA in KC airport treat Argentina star Lionel Messi just like anyone else
Argentina’s World team is not only good at soccer, but the players also excel at barbecues.
The squad brought more than a thousand pounds of beef to Kansas City to make sure the players have the same diet as back home.* And the team has had three group barbecues outside the Origin Hotel, where they are staying.
*Man, I hope they’re not missing out on trying burnt ends
Barbecue is apparently a big part of their lives, so much so that a player brought one of those big lighters in his luggage when the team flew out of the downtown airport on Wednesday. TSA agents spotted it as they were checking the players’ bags.
And superstar Lionel Messi got a kick out of it, laughing at the moment. That was shortly before he was checked by a TSA agent with a wand. It doesn’t matter if you’ve won every possible soccer trophy and your face is known around the world, you’re still going to get the same treatment as everyone else before you board a plane in Kansas City.
Team Argentina left for Miami and a Round-of-32 match, and VML has an office with a view of the TSA workers checking the players before they left. Josh Chavis shared this fun video on X.
