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title: '100 Hours To Meet Messi'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=KQbcBPqBxjA'
video_id: 'KQbcBPqBxjA'
date: 2026-07-24
duration_sec: 1034
---

# 100 Hours To Meet Messi

> Source: [100 Hours To Meet Messi](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KQbcBPqBxjA)

## Summary

A YouTuber undertakes a 100-hour challenge to meet Lionel Messi during an Inter Miami match, facing security guards, making allies, and encountering other football stars along the way.

### Key Points

- **Mission Introduction** [00:02] — The YouTuber describes his mission to meet Messi, noting Messi's bodyguard is a trained fighter who will tackle anyone approaching.
- **Meeting David Gardner** [01:55] — Introduces himself to David Gardner, David Beckham's best friend, who hints that Beckham might walk by after the game.
- **Messi's Family Appears** [03:18] — Messi's wife and children walk past the YouTuber's location in the tunnel, increasing anticipation.
- **Messi Says Hello** [04:18] — Lionel Messi appears in the tunnel, locks eyes with the YouTuber, and says hello, but continues walking.
- **Meeting David Beckham** [08:31] — After making new friends, the YouTuber meets David Beckham in the tunnel, who greets him warmly.
- **Meeting Paul Pogba** [12:45] — After the match, the YouTuber meets World Cup winner Paul Pogba and asks for advice on meeting Messi.
- **Meeting Luis Suarez** [15:52] — Luis Suarez walks past and the YouTuber manages a quick greeting, but security tightens.
- **Finally Meeting Messi** [17:04] — After waiting in the corridor, Lionel Messi appears and the YouTuber shakes his hand, completing the mission.

### Conclusion

Through persistence and networking, the YouTuber successfully meets Lionel Messi, proving that determination and making connections can pay off.

## Transcript

and he's right behind me. But meeting Messi is harder than ever before. He literally has a bodyguard protecting him at all times who is a trained fighter and will sprint to tackle anyone if they come close to him. But that isn't going
to stop me on my mission to meet the best footballer of all time. Leo, best seats in the house to watch Messi. But I don't just want to watch him. I want to meet him. Let's go. But Messi isn't the only person I want to meet in
this video. So, I needed to check that David Beckham was in the stadium. Is David Beckham in the house? I'm not sure. Ah, let me know if he comes. He wanted to meet tonight. You're the bodyguard. What's happening? We were
with Denny Banga. Ah, Dennis Banga. Yeah. He's from France. Yeah. Yeah. He said he knows you. We We filmed with him two days ago. He said, "Hit you up. Big muscles, you know. We're trying to We're trying to meet Messi. We have 100 hours.
Do you think we have any chance? Yes. Will you stop me if I run? Lovely to meet you, man. Thank you. He's the main obstacle. But we've made good sign. So, just seconds after arriving, I'd already met one of my
targets, but I had also heard that there was another mystery footballer at the game tonight. And now it was time to check out my VIP suite. This is nice to want to meet him, too. There's unfinished business, but this is the
guy. Nice to meet you, Leo. I'm going to take anything, by the way. Fist bump, high five. Ola. He locks eyes with me and says anything, it counts. But now it was time to head out and check out my view for the game.
This is my seat. Row one, seat one. And this is the pitch right here. If he walks past, I'm getting him. I'm getting a hello. I'm meeting Messi tonight. And as I was stood admiring my view, one person who did walk past me was David
Beckham's best friend, David Gardner. So as he came back, I made sure to introduce myself. David, how are you? I'm John. Nice to meet you. Yeah, good. Beckham will walk along here at any stage? Maybe. Afterwards, we might get a
high five. That sounds like a chance to me. But now it was time to get back to my mission of meeting Messi. Apparently, the players are coming out in a minute for their warm-ups. So, I headed down the corridor and snuck past security
the way the players come out? [Music] You can't stand. Oh, you can be out here, though. Okay, cool. So, I headed back into the corridor where a player was about to walk right towards me.
Good. The players are here, which means Messi's coming soon. So, the players will all walk out here. He's going to be right there. He's literally going to be within feet. He's going to be within touching distance. I just hope this door
doesn't close. If this door closes, it's going to be like, "Ah, okay. It's time. It's time." Question. I take it the changing rooms are up there on the here. And you're going to close this door on me, aren't you?
Where's the best place if you wanted to be near Messi to be that way? Outside of double doors. So, I took the security guard's advice and headed to the other side of the tunnel where all the celebrities boxes were located. And
opened the door to let a celebrity through. And I was right. As Messi's children walked right past me, one by one, and then just like that, Messi's wife appeared. Stop. Step down here. Yeah.
Yeah. Down here. But it didn't stop there. As I was about to meet one of David Beckham's sons. Hey ma'am, how you doing?
That close. That was literally Messi's wife and Jim Beckham son. walk out the tunnel to warm up. It's literally the opposition. So Inter Miami
are coming now. And I was right. As Messi's teammates started to appear, goalkeepers. That's how close they're going to be. And then down the tunnel, I saw Sergio Bisquet and Jordi Alba before Lionel Messi appeared. There's
He gave me a hello. He literally didn't get it. He said hello. He literally He looked me in the eye and thought it locked eyes. And he went I swear to God it was me. He like locked eyes. It's actually really surreal. Like you're
literally looking at Le. But we don't take hollow victories on this channel. We send it. Come on. But while I didn't manage to meet Messi, luckily my seat was right next to where the teams warmed up. But unfortunately for me, the
opposition were on my side. We're on the wrong side. They're right here. But it's the wrong team. It's the wrong team. But although I was disappointed, I enjoyed watching the opposition players warm up right in front of me. And the ball even
came right to me. Why can't it be Inter Miami? But meeting Messi isn't my only mission tonight. So, while he's out in the pitch warming up, subscriber. And thanks to Revolute, I have a 20 pound budget, which you can
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I've decided to buy a scarf. Excuse me, can I pay him pounds? Pounds of dollars and cards. Ah, but it's okay because even though I have to pay in dollars, I rate with Revolute, which exchanges currencies automatically in the app. So,
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packed full of perks and subscriptions. And now all I need to do is find a guys. I have a question. Do you subscribe to my YouTube channel? I don't. Ah, you could have got a gift. But after another rejection, this young
man approached me. Are you a subscriber? Yeah, I watch your videos. Well, we got a scarf for you. All right, my man. Thank you. So, go and get your 20 for free to buy yourself whatever you want by signing up
to Revolute using my link and using your card once. And while I couldn't meet any Inter Miami players pitch side, I was about to meet another of David Beckham's about to meet another of David Beckham's sons. Romeo, nice to meet you, man.
But then I spotted a signed Inter Miami shirt which was just handed to a man in shirt which was just handed to a man in my box. 20 David Beckham. 23. Have you Unbelievable man. So now I knew David Beckham was definitely here tonight. My
attention turned back to how I could meet Messi. And I got chatting to some These are regular goers and I'm getting Uh, at the tunnel at the end of the
way. Yeah. Okay. So, there's a chance. There's a chance. Have you ever had a fist bump? Yeah. I need to get a Sharpie. We have a Sharpie. Oh, I got to stand with you at the end of the game. All right. Well, the best thing we could
do is pray for a win. Yes. Oh, yeah. If there's a loss, it's spot. Oh, if it's a loss, you got no chance. Zero chance. Tell the camera you told me another footballer's coming here. Yes. Paul Football. Nice. Yeah. We're going to
lovely to meet you. We're here all night. Thank you for watching the You're going to be my in. Yes, you're pros. We got you. I think we're going to beat him after the game. But it all depends on the win. It literally all
depends on the win. Apparently, if they win, that's their exit outside our suite. And you can stand and get like a fist bump. Get something inside. We're fist bump. Get something inside. We're gonna do it. We're gonna do it. I feel
teams about to head out for kickoff, it was time to head to the tunnel. Excuse me. Do you play? Yeah. Do you play? Are you injured? No, I just wasn't happy. Oh before? No. We're trying to meet him tonight. Do you think we've had any
chance? You're the same. Well, let me know if you find him. I will find him. What's your name? Max. Max. Lovely to meet you and John. Let's go. I've got a spring in my step. And once I crossed over the tunnel, I resumed my position
and quickly made some new friends. We're recording a video 100 hours to meet Messi. Uhhuh. So, we're trying our best to meet Leo. Wow. You hang out with us. Yeah, we get very lucky. Oh, you get lucky. Yeah, get lucky. All the time.
And it didn't take long for them to pass their luck on to me as I was about to meet another of my targets. How are we doing? Good, man. How's it going? Oh, David, lovely to meet you, man. How's things?
This is my David Beckham. What is going on? [Laughter] It's happening. It's happening. But things were only getting better as Lionel Messi appeared in the tunnel. And
after shouting his name from behind the glass door, he looked directly at me. 2 glass door, he looked directly at me. 2 m away. I told you you're lucky. [Applause] See you after the game. I'll see you
after the game. And now it was time to watch Messi in action. So I took my seat pitch side and watched the greatest footballer of all time kickoff in front of me. Then in true Lionel Messi style, just minutes into the game, he produced
some magic. [Music]
start. But although Lionel Messi was just meters away from me, it seemed impossible to meet him during the match until the ball started bouncing towards me. Come on. Come on, Leo. Imagine it's right there. Imagine. It
was all going so well. And as I sat back and watched Messi produce more magic right in front of me, it looked like Inter Miami were going to run away with the game until disaster struck and they had a player sent off. A red card is bad
they lose, he'll just leave and there'll be nothing. Whereas if they win, it'll and say hello to people. We need them to win. And although Messi was angry with the referee, it would all be fine if Inter Miami could avoid conceding from
the free kick. But then, unbelievably, they did. And to make it worse, the goal scorer did Cristiano Ronaldo celebration right in front of Messi.
although Messi came close to another assist at Halime, the score was 1-1. [Applause] Leo. Leo. We'll get him at full time. I'm John. Nice to meet you. Do you come every game? Yes. Amazing. Big supporter.
Oh, you play? Nice to meet you. I'm John. Injured right now. Ah, nice to meet you, man. I'm recording a video at the minute. 100 hours to meet Messi. Do you think we have a chance? Oh,
no. You got to go through your scene, bro. Yeah. I met Yim. You met? He seems a nice guy. If you say yes, I may. I have a chance. Yeah, we might get him have a chance. Yeah, we might get him afterwards in the in the corridor. Yeah.
And just after we were speaking about him, I spotted Messi's bodyguard in my new friend's private box. Messi's bodyguard is in the next bloody thing. Just say nothing. There's a chance they can make this happen. Just make friends.
So, with the second half underway, Messi was now in the opposite side of the pitch. But I was feeling positive. He's all the way over there. But I'm not too worried. Full time. We have a chance. We have a big chance. We made some friends.
But they need the win. We need the win. But then seconds later, the worst possible thing happened as Miami conceded another goal. That's shocking news. That's really bad news. And now my chances of meeting Messi were slipping
away from me. As the clock ticked towards full time, Messi was doing all he could to get his team level, but nothing was working. And then in the 10th minute of added time, Messi produced a moment of
[Applause] brilliance. brilliance. H [Applause] yeah. Yes. We might beat
Messi. We might beat him. The dream is starting to feel like it's coming alive. It's going to happen. It's going to happen. I'm manifesting. It's going to fulltime whistle, it was clear that Messi wasn't as happy with the draw as I
was. But while Messi was arguing with the referee, I went to introduce myself to World Cup winner Paul Pogba. Excuse me, Paul. Nice to meet you. I'm John. me, Paul. Nice to meet you. I'm John. How are you? Lovely to meet you, man.
England. Ireland. Ireland. Ireland. How are you, John? Nice to meet you. Nice things. You're out in Miami now. Yeah, for a bit. For a bit. Back to France. for a bit. For a bit. Back to France. No, not France. We'll see. Lovely to
meet you, man. I'm doing a challenge. and try have 100 hours to meet Lionel Messi. Do you think I can do it? Well, today I don't think you're going to win. No, usually when I don't know, probably a
usually when I don't know, probably a draw. it's not looking good. Good luck. Thank you, man. I appreciate it. It's lovely to meet you. What is life? Crazy. Messi's just gone in. He does not look
happy. I don't know about our chances, but we have to try. But one Inter Miami player I was going to meet was winner Robert Taylor. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Well played, man. Did you enjoy it? I loved it. Absolutely. I'll
be back for the next game. Oh, yeah. I see you score. I should just go today. Nice to meet you, man. Is it time? No. We might get kicked out before it it's going to happen on do everything we can to help support
a tip. This is a tip. This is what I need. We look for the kids. Those are their kids. Where? Oh, playing. You've done this before. We might get kicked out before then. Done this. If the kids leave, Messi leaves.
here. Okay. Hanging out. I actually think this is going to happen cuz we've task. They are incredible. So, with Messi's children still playing football on the pitch, I went to the corridor where I was about to bump into two more
where I was about to bump into two more people I wanted to meet. Did I just bottle it? Did I just bottle it live on camera? Next. Messi's next.
There's Beckham. I met Beckham quickly. I can't run. He's he's not for anyone. He'll stop for anyone. He's gone. He's gone, man. He's
anyone. He's gone. He's gone, man. He's gone. He's gone. You can't sprint at a man. I'm a I'm a I'm a man. But although I missed out in Bisquettes and Alba, Messi still hadn't left the stadium. Do you think we have a chance? I mean, the
police officers with the chip down is going to come back and he's going to escort him back out. And one by one, the Inter Miami players started heading down the corridor. Players are coming. It is my moment. It is actually the moment.
It's going to happen. It's going to happen. It is. Tell like everybody to go happen. It is. Tell like everybody to go inside. door and like ring it and try to like Okay. He's saying that he's a pro. He's
saying like they'll tell us to go inside and then we hear footsteps. We come out. but we won't listen. He's proper rebel to me. And then security tried forcing us back into the box, which meant a big player was about to walk right towards
player was about to walk right towards me. Oh my god. home. Nice to meet you. All the best, man. But although I had met Lewis
Suarez, I still needed to meet Messi. And as more security guards appeared, we were asked to head back inside to our box. We've got everyone on our side. Honestly, these are incredible. I'm going to when they come through, she's
going to let you guys come up. Okay. Oh, imagine. Nice. Yes. You're bet. You're the best. You made it. Everybody haven't made it yet. You You're the one who make it happen. You're teammate. This is the moment. You want to stay there? Are you
hiding as well? Are you trying to meet Leo? We all are. And now all we needed to do was wait for a knock at the door. Okay. And as I headed outside, I saw Lionel Messi standing in the corridor. He's
with him. So, it's not it's not for sure. That's just Lionel Messi. But it was clear that security were going to do everything possible to stop me from meeting Messi. And then Leonel Messi started walking right towards me. Leo,
nice to meet you. Lovely to meet you. Thank you. We did Lovely to meet you. Thank you. We did it. We did it. We did it. I can ride it. We did it. We did it. I can ride this.