"Too funny": German footballing legend Schweinsteiger reacts to YouTube sensation IShowSpeed's attempt at pronouncing his name
Former German footballing legend Bastian Schweinsteiger has caught the eyes of Twitteratis after he reacted to a clip of YouTuber IShowSpeed trying to say his name. The streamer already had a reputation for mispronouncing footballers' names during his FIFA gameplay, and fans immediately pounced on the tweet as it gained traction on social media.
The 18-year-old from Ohio has had a meteoric rise to fame over the last year, attracting tens of thousands of regular viewers to his streams. The clip shows him repeatedly trying to say the German's name and failing. IShowSpeed's inability to pronounce his name was taken quite well by Schweinsteiger, who found it hilarious.
In his caption to the clip, the former footballer also noted how his English-speaking fans from Manchester and Chicago (where he played in the domestic leagues) probably had a similar experience while cheering for him:
Darren Watkins Jr., aka IShowSpeed, has been making waves in the streaming community, having taken the world by storm with his meteoric rise to fame. The 18-year-old's success has much to do with the highly energetic streams that have made him so popular.
His obsessions with Ronaldo and interest in football despite being from the other side of the pond and recent World Cup livestreams have made him extremely popular worldwide.
While a variety streamer who frequently does IRL streams such as vlogging, Darren's main content almost always revolves around football. Whether playing FIFA from his home, or traveling to Saudi Arabia to see Cristiano Ronaldo play, he has become quite popular among footballing circles.
Among his various talents, such as rapping and making music videos, a recurring type of clip pertaining to IShowSpeed that has always been
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