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.

"Does Ronaldo know me?" - IShowSpeed question for Rafael Leão leads to an epic reaction

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:

The AC Milan forward also revealed that an unnamed individual tried to arrange a possible meeting between Darren and his idol. He said:

"I hope they meet each other someday" - Fans shared their reactions

IShowSpeed was not the only one to give out an exciting reaction to Rafael Leão's revelatory comments. Fans took to social media to express their thoughts on the Facetime call. Here are some of the relevant reactions:

Rafael Leão was not the only notable name in Darren's stream yesterday. The VOD also includes a call to popular female American rapper Ice Spice.

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Shreyan is an esports and gaming journalist at Sportskeeda, focusing on streamer content. He holds a Master's degree in English Literature, and journalism was the most logical next step for him. Although titles like FIFA 08 and GTA San Andreas acted as the catalyst for his love of video games, the exponential growth of the streaming community also propelled his interest in the genre. He also has a prior work experience of 2 years.

Shreyan considers factual and accurate content to be the most important as a creator and a reader. He ensures this by double checking every piece of information in his articles and sourcing it from streamers directly rather than depend on third parties. His works have caught the attention of the heavyweights, with the PR team of Sidemen (a YouTube group he’s been following since his teenage days) and Chess.com reaching out to him for sending exclusive press releases.

Shreyan would love to drop into the virtual world of FIFA/EA FC and explore it further but, he would recommend playing Red Dead Redemption 2 to gaming skeptics for its top-tier gameplay, story and characters. During his downtime, he enjoys balancing his interests in reading, watching films and sports, and of course, playing video games.

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