VIDEO: Is IShowSpeed faster than Cristiano Ronaldo? YouTube star races against Al-Nassr forward in AI-generated 100m sprint

IShowSpeed has never hidden his admiration for five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo, taking every opportunity he gets to talk up the Portuguese icon while dismissing the achievements of his eternal rival, Lionel Messi.

The American streamer has now been given the chance to grace the same sporting stage as his hero – albeit in a virtual world. IShowSpeed boasts plenty of athleticism, as he regularly indulges in back flips, and once beat fellow YouTube sensation KSI in a 100m foot race – posting a time of 12.80 seconds.

He is also said to have clocked 4.44 seconds over the same 40-yard dash that tests the pace of Draft prospects at the NFL Combine. He is clearly rapid over the ground, but a video generated by Motion Athlete suggests that he is not quicker than Ronaldo.

CR7 is given a 100m time of 11.15 seconds, as he pulls away from IShowSpeed in their sprint contest, and the all-time great is still showing his pace and power in Saudi Arabia at 39 years of age. This is not the first time that Motion Athlete have created a fictional face-off, with Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt previously lined up against greyhounds and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe.