The news about YouTuber IShowSpeed meeting Cristiano Ronaldo has been all over the internet since yesterday. The American met his idol in a stadium outside Portugal and couldn’t keep his emotions under control after the meeting. But this meeting wouldn’t have been possible without one man, Rafael Leao.
Rafael Leao is Ronaldo’s Portugal teammate and helped Speed meet his idol. Leao stopped Ronaldo’s car before it left the stadium and asked him to meet Speed. This garnered huge praise from fans all over social media as they thanked Leao for making Speed’s dream come true.
The 24-year-old Leao plays for Serie A club AC Milan and recently featured in the UCL semi-final defeat against Inter. Leao started his career with Sporting CP’s youth team before making his debut for the senior team in 2018.
Rafael Leao is the true goat. He stopped the car of Ronaldo and arranged the meet-up with Speed.
— Akın (@ProudFede) June 17, 2023
The forward transferred to Lille later that year after the attack on Sporting CP’s training facility by fans. While in Lille, the youngster grabbed the attention of various European clubs before securing his move to AC Milan in 2019.
Leao is regarded highly due to his technical skills and dribbling. He can be deployed on either flank due to his versatility and his height makes him an aerial threat as well. He has previously been linked to European superpowers such as Manchester United and Liverpool.
Leao made his Portugal debut in 2021 after replacing Ronaldo in a friendly game against Qatar. Speed would be highly thankful to Leao for making his dream come true as Leao previously also talked about Ronaldo with Speed.
Rafael Leao previously confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo knew Speed
The American YouTuber is known for face-timing various celebrities and then uploading them on the internet. Speed had previously face-timed Portugal star, Leao, who gave him a vital piece of information.
This is actually so wholesome pic.twitter.com/0AJvC9TlTi
— Solyman Jami (@Jitokeze) December 28, 2022
After interacting with Leao for the first time, Speed had a serious inquiry to make about the player. The YouTuber asked Leao whether Ronaldo knew him or not to which the player had a positive answer. Speed asked: “Okay, answer this truthfully, okay? Truthfully. Does Ronaldo know me?”
After Leao informed Speed that Ronaldo knew him, the YouTuber couldn’t contain his emotions. In a video that went viral after the call, Speed could be seen dancing with joy. Former Manchester United midfielder, Jesse Lingard, had also previously confirmed that Ronaldo knew Speed.
It has truly been a dream come true for Speed since he met Ronaldo. The YouTuber has gone through various infamous incidents before finally meeting his idol. It has to be said that Speed should be thankful to Rafael Leao forever as he made the impossible dream come true.