“This Should Be Official” – Former Manchester United Player Rio Ferdinand Responds to IShowSpeed’s World Cup-Themed Song and FIFA Authorities Hints a Positive Development

The YouTube streamer IShowSpeed has been flourishingly climbing the ladder of popularity. From his entertaining streams to his fan-loved songs, the personality has made a name for himself. And it seems Mancher United legend Rio Ferdinand has been profoundly impressed with IShowSpeed’s latest song. Will FIFA make the streamer’s song an official anthem?

Darren Watkins Jr. is better known as IShowSpeed in the community. Moreover, the 17-years-old streamer has been vocal about his love for his football and his icon Cristiano Ronaldo. Recently, the streamer posted a song around the World Cup theme which gained humongous popularity. And it seems the authorities of the World Cup might just want a conversation.

What was Rio Ferdinand’s reaction after seeing the World Cup song by IShowSpeed?

Recently, IShowSpeed reached the prestigious Old Trafford Stadium to meet his icon, Cristiano Ronaldo. Unfortunately, Ronaldo not playing the match didn’t let this happen. Nevertheless, it seems that Rio Ferdinand has given his transparent views about IShowSpeed’s song.

In a tweet, SPORTbible said, “Rio Ferdinand reacting to @ishowspeedsui’s new song with him on FaceTime is absolute gold 🤣.” In the video, attached to the tweet, one can see Ferdinand being extremely impressed by the streamer.

While seeing the video, Ferdinand said, “This is a banger. This should be official. We need to make this official.” To this, IShowSpeed undoubtedly agreed. Furthermore, Ferdinand said, “Do you want me to talk to my people at FIFA? We gotta do that.”

As he reached the portion where the streamer starts rapping, Ferdinand looked nothing but mystified. He exclaimed, “This guy’s nuts. Yeah! This is a vibe though!” Furthermore, he admitted, “Now this is my official World Cup song now, hundred percent I got you…Yeah, I’m gonna go to my people at FIFA and speak man. This has gotta be put up the list. It’s gotta be the official song now.”

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With that, one can safely say that IShowSpeed’s song would surely be getting more recognition than it already has. Moreover, coming from Manchester United’s legendary player Rio Ferdinand, one can see the inkling of it actually making it to the global event.

The streamer’s tweet gets an official reply from FIFA

Being over six days on the internet, IShowSpeed’s song “World Cup” has got around 12 million views on YouTube. At the time of writing, the song is backed by 1.1 million likes. And while the song performs to do remarkably well, something tells us that the authorities at FIFA might want to “talk” to IShowSpeed.

Chiefly, on November 6, the streamer tweeted, “Everyone @FIFAWorldCup @EASPORTSFIFA tell them to make this the official world cup song.” Surprisingly, the word has evidently reached them. Recently, the Twitter account of the FIFA World Cup replied to the streamer’s tweet by saying, “👀 Let’s talk. #FIFAWorldCup starts in 10 days.” Thus, it is unknown where this leads, but one can surely expect exciting results now that FIFA has stated its acknowledgments.

Do you think IShowSpeed’s song will make it to the stadiums for the World Cup matches? Do let us know in the comments section below.

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