"Where's Ronaldo!!": IShowSpeed's hilarious interaction with Geoff Shreeves before Manchester United-Fulham clash goes viral

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:

Geoff Shreeves consoles IShowSpeed and assures him he will surely meet Cristiano Ronaldo next time

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 Shreeves tried to console him. After giving the Ohio native a hug, he told the streamer:

IShowSpeed had a last wish and asked the reporter to use his iconic voice from FIFA to mock-announce that Ronaldo was, in fact, playing against Fulham. After stumbling through it once, Geoff Shreeves announced:

Fan reactions

Fans of football and IShowSpeed had quite a variety of responses to the clip. Here are some of the reactions:

One of the top YouTube content creators in the streaming landscape today, IShowSpeed is known for making videos surrounding football. This includes the recent track he made for the World Cup — which Rio Ferdinand liked — and his visible love for Cristiano Ronaldo.

The streamer's FIFA content is also pretty popular, and his fans can't seem to get enough of him mispronouncing football players' names like in the video above.

About the author

Richik has been specializing in streamer content at Sportskeeda for over 2 years. He also manages a group of writers who craft relevant news and features about content creators on platforms like Twitch, Kick, and Rumble. Prior to Sportskeeda, he interned at The Ken and worked as a reviewer at Blacksof where he fact-checked educational content.

Richik’s love for writing, researching, and archiving, along with his inquisitive nature and longstanding love for video games led him to pursue a career as a gaming journalist. He relies on primary sources for accurate information and ensures that his drafts are proofread, fact-checked, and well-researched.

As a child, Richik spent many a summer vacation playing the 1994 Road Rash with his cousins. Although more of an FPS and open-world fiend now, Richik enjoys single-player RPGs with compelling storytelling, such as The Last of Us franchise, and regularly teams up with his friends to play multiplayer titles like Valorant on PC.

Richik enjoys watching streamer and former esports athlete Shroud, and also finds inspiration in MrBeast's journey to become one of the most well-known content creators worldwide. Interviewing English-Somali YouTuber Sharky, a member of the renowned Beta Squad, was a career highlight for him.

When not writing, Richik likes to read, watch a movie or a game of football.

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