Overview

iShowSpeed At Ballon d'Or refers to memes and discussions about YouTube and Twitch streamer iShowSpeed attending the 2023 Ballon d'Or in Paris France. The Ballon d'Or is an annual ceremony that presents awards to football players. iShowSpeed streamed his time at the Ballon d'Or, recording himself meeting various sportsmen including Novak Djokovic, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Erling Haaland. iShowSpeed's exaggerated and loud personality drew the ire of some internet users embarrassed by his behavior at an honors ceremony, while others found his stream entertaining given that attending sportsmen generally seemed unfazed by Speed's presence.

Background

On October 30th, 2023, streamer and football fan iShowSpeed livestreamed him attending the annual Ballon d'Or ceremony held in Paris, France. X account @SpeedUpdates1 was one of the first to break the news about Speed's attendance, gathering 6,000 likes in two days.^[1]

The Ballon d'Or's official X^[2] account posted a video documenting iShowSpeed and Brazillian influencer Luva de Pedreiro's arrival in a post that gathered over 33,000 likes in two days (seen below).

.ishowspeedsui</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/luvadepedreiro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">luvadepedreiro already arrived! 👀#ballondor pic.twitter.com/IwHNWtaokK

— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) October 30, 2023

Speed began streaming on YouTube^[3] before arriving at the event, breaking his own record to gather over 500,000 concurrent views. The live stream upload has over 11 million views as of November 1st, 2023 (seen below).

Developments

Clips from Speed's stream were reposted to X, with a clip showing Speed meeting Argentine goalkeeper Emi Martinez^[4] and telling him "Ronaldo for life man," another clip showing Speed telling footballers Ruben Dias and Bernardo Silva that he's from Portugal.^[5]

A clip posted by X^[6] account @SpeedUpdates1 on October 30th, 2023 showed the streamer meeting Ernst Haaland. The post gathered over 66,000 likes in two days (seen below).

Speed meets Haaland for the first time 😭 pic.twitter.com/4fZIMqKm8K

— Speedy Updates (@SpeedUpdates1) October 30, 2023

X^[7] account @CFC_Janty posted a clip of Speed meeting Serbian tennis player Nikolai Djokovic, and believing him when he says he plays for AC Milan. The post gathered over 36,000 likes in a day (seen below).

Djokovic just told Speed he plays for AC Milan and he believed it 😭😭😂

pic.twitter.com/iJA0vmxirX

— Janty (@CFC_Janty) October 30, 2023

X^[8] account @Dexerto posted a clip of Speed's reaction to Messi winning the Ballon d'Or award over Ronaldo on October 31st, 2023, gathering over 63,000 likes in a day (seen below).

IShowSpeed’s reaction to Messi winning the Ballon d’Orpic.twitter.com/d3o6i3kCGb

— Dexerto (@Dexerto) October 30, 2023

Online Reactions

While Speed's fanbase expressed support for him in the comments and replies to clips of him at the Ballon d'Or, other internet users were less sympathetic to his antics. X^[9] user @chazaustin10 made a post that read, "Why would he be invited to this? I really dislike him and everything he is about! Oh and before anyone says don’t follow him I don’t!!" (seen below). The post gathered over 11,000 likes.

Why would he be invited to this? I really dislike him and everything he is about! Oh and before anyone says don’t follow him I don’t!! https://t.co/vYdS4C9JA7

— Charlie Austin (@chazaustin10) October 31, 2023

Search Interest

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