Video: Youtuber IShowSpeed Cracks Up Ronaldo and Al Nassr Teammates in Japan

Video: Youtuber IShowSpeed Cracks Up Ronaldo and Al Nassr Teammates in Japan

Lukman Mumuni
updated at July 28, 2023 at 1:46 AM
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  • IShowSpeed travelled to Japan to watch his idol Cristiano Ronaldo in pre-season
  • The American Youtuber got the attention of Ronaldo and his Al Nassr teammates with his funny chants
  • Al Nassr are preparing for the start of the new Saudi Pro League season

American Youtuber, IShowSpeed continues his adventure of following Cristiano Ronaldo around the world after travelling thousands of miles to watch his favourite player in pre-season in Japan.

The social media star watched Al Nassr play Paris Saint Germain in Tokyo, taking the opportunity to meet Brazilian forward Neymar Jr.

However, his moment with Ronaldo and his Al Nassr teammates before the game on Tuesday stole the show as he was spotted singing a popular Brazilian song while he chanted the ex-Manchester United star's name.

IShowSpeed, Ronaldo, Al Nassr, Japan
Ronaldo shares smile after Youtuber IShowSpeed makes funny chants. Credit: @IShowSpeed
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In a video which has since gone viral on social media, Ronaldo and his teammates were spotted enjoying the moment as they burst into laughter acknowledging Speed's presence.

Speed, known in real life as Darren Watkins Jr, believes Ronaldo is the greatest footballer of all time and has been following the Portuguese for years before finally meeting him in 2023, as reported by sportingnews.com.

The Portugal captain and his teammates are preparing ahead of the start of the new Saudi Pro League season with high-profile friendlies.

Al Nassr lost to Benfica in their first friendly before holding PSG to a goalless draw.

IShowSpeed meets Neymar

During a lighthearted meeting with iShowSpeed, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar Neymar playfully revealed that the YouTuber had travelled all the way to Japan just to meet up with Cristiano Ronaldo.

IShowSpeed, known for his unwavering admiration for the Portuguese football icon, recently made headlines for briefly switching his allegiance to Lionel Messi after witnessing the Argentine's spectacular last-gasp free-kick goal on his Inter Miami debut

He then journeyed over 4000 miles to catch a glimpse of Al-Nassr's pre-season friendly match with PSG in Japan, GOAL reports.

Ronaldo meets Saint West

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Saint West, son of famous American rapper and fashion mogul Kanye West and socialite Kim Kardashian, has finally met one of his footballing favourites, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The young football fan travelled to Japan with his mother to watch Ronaldo's Al-Nassr play against French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

Although the game ended in a goalless draw, West met Ronaldo and the pair shared a heartwarming moment together.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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