🚨 Rio Ferdinand on why IShowSpeed might have accidentally done something most footballers and musicians can only dream of:
“People laugh at Speed because he’s loud, chaotic and completely unpredictable.
But I think football fans underestimate what he’s become.
This isn’t just a YouTuber anymore.
This is somebody who has managed to place himself right in the middle of football culture without ever kicking a professional ball.
Think about that for a second.
Some footballers spend 15 years building a fanbase and never achieve the level of global attention Speed gets from a single video.
And now he’s releasing a World Cup anthem that’s pulling millions of views within hours.
That’s not normal.
The reason it works is because Speed understands something a lot of people don’t.
Football isn’t just about football anymore.
It’s entertainment.
It’s emotion.
It’s culture.
It’s moments.
And somehow he’s managed to connect all four.
You watch the video and you see the World Cup atmosphere, the stadiums, the flags, the passion, the Ronaldo references, the chaos.
It feels like how football exists online today.
That’s why young fans connect with it instantly.
What’s really crazy is that FIFA are probably looking at the numbers and realizing he reaches audiences they struggle to reach themselves.
Twenty years ago, the face of the World Cup was a superstar footballer.
Today, one of the biggest ambassadors for football might be a streamer.
That’s how much the game has changed.
And whether people like it or not, Speed has built something very few people ever achieve.
He’s become bigger than a fan.
He’s become part of the football experience itself.
That’s why it wouldn’t shock me at all if FIFA eventually made him one of the faces of this World Cup.
Because when you think about who generates excitement for football among the next generation…
his name has to be near the top of the list.”
@MomaOfficel@SeewhyChels You can take that same statement about Jordan and J's he still relevant to this day and he last played in 2003. Just because he stopped making albums in 2018 doesn't mean he's still not relevant. Because when he DOES pick up a mic an say something people instantly listen.
@VikesReport It sucks he was drafted to the wrong team! Now his carrer could be in jeopardy because of it. I just hope we do right by him. KOC said quarterbacks don't fail organizations organizations fail quarterbacks. He's not practicing what he preaches or I hope he does. Send him to SF/LA
@Vikeologist Not if te defender tries to go for the pick like he did. Now if that's a certain safeties of yesteryears then yes they would be saying F that pick. I want pain!