YouTube's most sought-after streamer at the moment, Darren "IShowSpeed" has given his take on this year's Ballon d'Or (or "Dior," as he likes to call it). The Ballon d'Or ceremony was hosted at the Theater du Chatelet in Paris on Monday.
Those who have followed the sport in the past year or so would have expected Real Madrid star Karim Benzema to get the accolade and he did. IShowSpeed, however, appeared less aware of the trophy. According to him, Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo was the rightful winner of the "Dior."
Before Googling the winner's list of this year's Ballon d'Or awards, the 17-year-old YouTuber exclaimed:
It is no secret that Cristiano Ronaldo has been Darren's long-time idol. Being an American, he wasn't typically acquainted with the game. However, over the past year, the YouTuber has taken a liking towards the game and CR7 has been his chosen 'guru.'
Naturally, he was expecting his idol to win the trophy. After looking at the list of winners, Speed was confused at the sight of Alexia Putellas winning the "Feminin" Ballon d'Or trophy. Thinking she had won in the men's category, he exclaimed:
He continued:
After realizing he was looking at the wrong category, he checked the men's winner. Seeing Benzema win the Ballon d'Or, IShowSpeed said:
Speed's latest footballing take has raised some eyebrows yet again. Seeing his agitated reaction to seeing the Ballon d'Or winners, fans shared a lot of comments. Here are some of the reactions:
Speaking of footballing exploits, IShowSpeed was featured in the recently concluded Sidemen Charity Match event that took place at The Valley Stadium in London. Unfortunately, the YouTuber ended up on the losing team (lost 7-8 to Sidemen FC).
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