Darren "IShowSpeed" was once again trying his luck, hoping to witness his idol Cristiano Ronaldo play in today's Premier League matchup against Fulham, when he met Sky Sports football reporter Geoff Shreeves. The duo's unlikely on-screen combination was an instant hit among the audience, as clips of their interaction started being circulated on the internet.
As a sports analyst, as well as the iconic commentary voice from the FIFA series, Shreeves is quite a popular figure in the British football scene. The YouTuber was quite pleased to be reading the Fulham and Manchester United lineups for the day with him. However, Ronaldo's exclusion from the squad had quite the effect on IShowSpeed, who sank to the ground, crying:
This was the second time in a span of a few days that the YouTuber missed the chance to watch his favorite footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, live for the first time. He flew in from America last Friday to attend the Manchester United vs. Aston Villa Carabao Cup match at Old Trafford. Unfortunately, Ronaldo didn't play that game either.
IShowSpeed's interaction with Geoff Shreeves was quite a memorable one. The Ohio native tried to read the lineup for the game and ended up hilariously mispronouncing some of the players' names, which were promptly corrected by Shreeves. But first, the FIFA gamer wanted something specific from him.
Speed wanted Shreeves to deliver injury news the way he does in the football gaming series. The latter obliged the YouTuber with a line, saying:
Only after this was the content creator asked to read the lineups. After somehow reading the Fulham and Manchester United players' names, he realized that Cristiano Ronaldo's name was missing:
When the content creator had a mini meltdown, Geoff
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