The biggest gaming streamer on YouTube iShowSpeed was thrilled to receive a very special card of his idol Cristiano Ronaldo in EA FC 25. However, he could hardly enjoy the pull. This was due to Ronaldo’s great rival, Lionel Messi.
How iShowSpeed got the most expensive Cristiano Ronaldo in FC 25: During a live stream, the highlights of which were uploaded to Speed’s YouTube channel, the influencer opened countless packs from the Ultimate Team shop. He loaded 74,000 FC Points (over €600) onto his account for this.
The streamer’s goal was to pull his idol Cristiano Ronaldo in a very special version worth 15 million coins:
At the time of his pack opening, one could pull rare promo players from the Portuguese national team in honor of their won Nations League title. The so-called “Star Performer” cards received strong Attributes/Playstyle upgrades and an extraordinary design in bright orange.
After 47,000 FC Points (approximately €400) and numerous worthless Shapeshifters from Team 1, the Portuguese superstar did indeed appear in an 11-player pack with a minimum rating of 88. The streamer’s joy was boundless.
However, only until the Walkout animation ended after about a minute.
Messi’s mere presence drives Speed to despair
How does Messi disturb the Ronaldo pull? After Speed switched to the overview of his other pulled players, the monitor right next to the 15 million coin card of Ronaldo showed the gold card of rival Lionel Messi.
For many years, there has been a relentless debate between the fanbases of both players, which is especially passionately conducted on the internet. At the center of the debate is the question of who is the better, the GOAT (abbreviated for Greatest of All Time, note from the editor) of the two.
Speed, as a Ronaldo supporter, cannot stand the sight of his idol next to the rival. His mood changes drastically after his exuberant celebration. When he sees Messi, he asks his chat every second in an aggressive tone, ‘Who is that next to Ronaldo?’, and escalates his anger with each repetition of the question.
‘Why does he always have to be there? Why does he always have to show up?’, Speed asks his viewers in despair. He continues, ‘I was just happy. It can’t be that he is in the same pack as my GOAT.’
Subsequently, Speed barks at Messi’s card in his usual manner before he again turns to celebrating his pulled superstar and immediately includes him in his team.
The streamer has already made it clear in the past what he thinks of Ronaldo’s arch-rival. During the stat comparison of both superstars before EA FC 24, the influencer felt sick:
Apart from the brief setback, Speed should realize how special the pull of the Ronaldo card was. The expensive top-performance version is permanently sold out on the transfer market in Ultimate Team at a price of 15 million coins. By now, you can no longer pull him from packs, making him even rarer.
Ronaldo diligently collects special cards at the age of 40. He has now reached a total of 9 special versions. Another strong Ronaldo card was pulled by streamer EliasN97. However, he diminished his rare TOTS version with an expensive feature: Twitch streamer in EA FC 25 wastes over 3 million coins for a design that diminishes his favorite player
