Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand promises IShowSpeed to try and help him meet Cristiano Ronaldo

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Famous YouTuber Darren "IShowSpeed" might be one step closer to meeting his idol Cristiano Ronaldo after talking to former legendary Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand.

The former English footballer told the YouTuber that he would try to "hook" him up and arrange a meeting with the Portuguese star.

Speed's obsession with Ronaldo is quite well known and Darren recently made the news when he flew to Manchester to see him play last night, only to find that Cristiano was not included in the squad.

Acknowledging the fact that he knew about IShowSpeed's enthusiasm to meet his idol, Ferdinand promised to try and make the meeting happen.

Speed and Ferdinand were Facetiming on their phones when this interaction occurred shortly after Rio Ferdinand reacted to the new World Cup song that was recently released by the 17-year-old YouTuber.

While speaking to each other, Rio asked if he had met Ronaldo considering he loved the Portuguese forward:

When Speed answered in the negative, the former Manchester United player could not believe it and offered to arrange a meeting:

IShowSpeed got really excited and implored him not to make false promises:

Ferdinand then asked how long he was going to stay in the country, to which the YouTuber replied that he would stay as long as possible to meet Cristiano Ronaldo:

Insisting that he is serious about it, Ferdinand continued saying that he would try his best to make something happen:

IShowSpeed was visibly stunned and thanked the former player profusely before reiterating how much he idolized Ronaldo:

Ferdinand had a tip for Speed when meeting his idol and asked him to refrain from barking in front of Cristiano Ronaldo. IShowSpeed wholeheartedly agreed to do whatever it takes:

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