“This either goes amazing or extremely wrong” - Fans go wild after Sidemen confirm IShowSpeed’s participation in charity match

Darren "IShowSpeed" has quickly become among the most recognizable faces on YouTube. With the advent of his popularity, he has gained the trust of many social media personalities, such as English YouTuber JJ "KSI" and his group known as the Sidemen.

Earlier this month, the Sidemen took to Twitter to announce that they will be hosting a charity football match in London after a hiatus of four years. The two participating teams, Sidemen FC and YouTube All-Stars, will boast of having a star-studded lineup. The match will take place at Charlton's Valley Stadium on Saturday, September 24.

The Sidemen's Twitter page finally confirmed speculation of the 19-year-old's involvement in the event after they announced that Speed would be participating in the match. Reacting to the news, a user wrote:

IShowSpeed reacts to getting the number 7 jersey

Darren has been vocal about his affection towards Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo. It would only be justifiable if the YouTuber donned the number 7 shirt in the charity football match in September.

IShowSpeed, while on stream yesterday, caught sight of the announcement tweet. He was swift in replying to the Sidemen's tweet with his pleas. According to the streamer, he wanted the same number as his idol wears. He wrote:

The Sidemen's Twitter account was quick to take note of Speed's pleas and delivered what the YouTuber wanted by teasing a picture of the kit with his name and number on it:

KSI took to Twitter to reply to the original announcement video. He has already been on two comical video calls with Speed during the latter's livestreams, and the duo appears to have sparked a friendly and banterous rivalry.

The 29-year-old rapper revealed his plans to outplay the Ohio-born content creator with his football skills, mastered by the likes of Ronaldinho and Ronaldo:

How Twitter reacted to the annoucement

Fans went bonkers at the sight of the announcement. Many touted a possible face-off between IShowSpeed and Vikkstar123, two individuals who are not very good at the game. Here are some of the comments that fans shared under the Twitter post:

The Sidemen charity football match is expected to be played on September 24 at 3 pm BST. The game will be held at Charlton Athletic's home ground, The Valley, which is located in London.

Tickets for the matches have already sold out. However, fans can still watch the game online.

About the author

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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