Portuguese forward Rafael Leão confirms Ronaldo's knowledge of IShowSpeed, fans react
YouTube star Darren "IShowSpeed" pulled off another big-name feature on his stream after Facetiming up-and-coming Portuguese footballer Rafael Leão. The entire call was clipped and shared across the internet, garnering a lot of reactions.
During their brief call, the streamer curiously enquired if Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael's teammate, knew the streamer. After the AC Milan forward responded with an affirmative "yes," the streamer was visibly unable to contain his excitement.
The call, which went on for roughly 10 minutes, generated a lot of comical moments. This is the first time that the pair have interacted over Facetime. However, Leão is not the only footballer to confirm Darren's query about Ronaldo knowing him. Jesse Lingard, CR7's former teammate, said the same as well.
Those familiar with IShowSpeed will know that the streamer is a fanboy of the former Manchester United player. Darren recently watched Portugal during the FIFA World Cup 2022. Unfortunately, the European giants were knocked out in the Quarter Finals against Morocco.
Following the match, IShowSpeed took to his socials to send a consoling message to Leão. Since then, the duo has interacted on a handful of occasions. However, yesterday, the streamer virtually collaborated with the professional footballer for the first time on stream.
During their rather amusing Facetime call, the Ohio-born creator went on to question:
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After giving an affirmative "yes," Rafael Leão added:
The AC Milan forward also revealed that an unnamed individual tried to arrange a possible meeting between Darren and his idol. He said:
It remains to be seen if the meeting will happen soon.
IShowSpeed was not the only one to give out an exciting reaction to Rafael Leão's
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