SUMMARY
- IShowSpeed in on a trip to Brazil.
- Ronaldo Nazario became the youngest Ballon d'Or winner in 1997 at the age of 21 years old.
IShowSpeed is living his best life, which a soccer fan can only dream about. The renowned streamer is on a trip to Brazil, where he recently met the original Ronaldo, Ronaldo Nazario. The American content creator did the unthinkable with the former World Cup winner.
Ronaldo invited Speed to his house in Brazil. The former Real Madrid striker welcomed the content creator with open arms and even gave a house tour. During the house tour, Ronaldo showed Speed his gaming room, which is where he keeps several accolades he won during his time as a professional soccer player.
Among these accolades, one golden ball stood out. It was the FIFA Ballon d’Or award. Ronaldo won two Ballon d’Or awards in his career. First in 1997 and second in 2002. He became the youngest Ballon d’Or winner in 1997 at the age of 21 years old.
Some 26 years later, IShowSpeed became a lucky content creator to get his hands on the prestigious award. The American content creator had some funny moments with the award and even posted a picture with it on his Instagram account.
Speed touched the Balon D’or before Neymar
— Osas🔰🇶🇦 (@OsasOnRizz) January 10, 2024
The picture went viral on social media and drew some interesting comments from the soccer community. Comments like “This is insane wyh,” “Speed touched a Ballon D’or before Haaland and Mbappe,” “Speed is massive bruh, bro’s just casually chilling in R9’s house,” “Speed touched the Balon D’or before Neymar” and “He finally met the Best Ronaldo,” echoed the sentiments of the fans.
IShowSpeed asks Ronaldo Nazario if he is the dad of Cristiano Ronaldo
IShowSpeed is famous for his passion for Cristiano Ronaldo and it was a special occasion when he met the original Ronaldo. Fans were expecting some hilarious interactions between the two and Speed didn’t disappoint. For any casual fan, it is understandable to get confused as to why there are two Ronaldo from two different countries and whether they are relatives.
However, no one expects or gets a chance to ask this question to Ronaldo Nazario himself. When Speed sat down with the Brazilian legend for some chit-chat, the American threw a curve ball: “Bro, are you (Cristiano) Ronaldo’s dad? Are you Ronaldo’s (dad)? Cause you got the same name as Ronaldo. Are you like Ronaldo’s dad?”
🚨| WATCH: There’s no way he’s just asked Ronaldo Nazario if he’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s dad 😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/lgLCk6yySE
— Speedy HQ (@iShowSpeedHQ) January 10, 2024
The interaction also went viral on social media as fans applauded the humor and audacity of Speed. The Brazil trip is proving to be another successful trip for IShowSpeed. In 2023, Speed gained widespread attention for his trips to Japan and India. Speed is starting 2024 with same intensity by creating some engaging content in culturally rich countries like Brazil.