Who is Speed, the streamer who is a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo and anti-Messi, who visits Argentina on his tour of Latin America

Darren Jason Watkins Junior, better known as Speedis one of the streamers with the most viewers every time he broadcasts live. The American influencer has almost 28 million followers on Instagram and more than 34,000,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. With only 19 yearsis among the leaders of the generation of the new form of communication and announced that will be in Argentina in the next few hours.

The native of Cincinnati, in the state of Ohio, does not stop growing in popularity and is already rubbing shoulders with international artists, actors, athletes and even presidents and/or prime ministers. And it is no coincidence, because in 2024 Speed ​​won the award for the best content creator in the world according to Stream Awards. In addition, it was present on several continents and is going for more.

IShowSpeed, as is its stage name, became known during the COVID19 pandemic, when much of the planet was in mandatory quarantine. At that time, at just 15 years old, he became well known in the field with his specific video game content, mainly FIFA and Fortnite. But that changed recently.

The thing is that currently its content is very different. For several months now, Speed ​​has been visiting different countries around the world, where he not only performs in the best-known places in the cities, but also interacts with his fans. The places are crowded with people who chase him to get a photo or simply interact briefly with him.

The truth is that a few weeks ago the renowned streamer announced a tour of Latin America, which already began eight days ago. From the beginning it has already gone through Colombia, Guatemala, Ecuador and Panamabut there are still several countries to visit. As assured by himself, he will also be in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Perualthough other nations are not ruled out.

A few days ago, Speed ​​indirectly confirmed that on his birthday (January 21) he will be in Argentina. Due to his well-known football fanaticism, he used a usual sports chicane to announce his presence in the country in the next few hours. “I will be in the country of the second best player in the world”he expressed before the camera.

In the world of football, Speed ​​has already earned a place on the other side of the lime line. His massiveness allowed him to get close to great figures such as Ronaldo Nazario, Neymar Júnior and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, in addition to witnessing very important ceremonies such as the 2023 and 2024 Ballon d’Or galas. On those evenings he even shared a few seconds with the Back Martínez.

It should be remembered that the North American youtuber He is considered Cristiano Ronaldo’s number one fan. His passion for the Portuguese star did not occur only from a distance, but he pursued his dream until he achieved it. So much so that in 2023 he had the opportunity to meet his idol, with whom he shared a warm moment and perpetuated the moment with several images.

His totally excessive tenacity for Cristiano led him to say controversial phrases against Lionel Messi, which is why he is not very loved in Argentine territory. In one of the streams with Nazario, the influencer declared: “I don’t like Messi because he’s short”. While at the Ballon d’Or gala in 2023, after knowing the winner, he exploded: “It can’t be, Messi again. Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldo!”.

The Latin American tour began on January 12 in Colombia, where he was accompanied by WestCol, another of the streamers of the moment. In one of the broadcasts, Speed ​​asked him: “Ronaldo or Messi?”to which the Colombian answered without hesitation: “Messi”. This greatly bothered the American who remained silent while his colleague gave him reasons.