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By Pierre-Andréa Fraile | Sports journalist
A football fan, LeBron James may not have escaped Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent exploit away from the field. The latter has also led to the birth of a bitter debate on the networks concerning the King and his Portuguese counterpart.
A minority shareholder in the glorious English club Liverpool, he now sometimes follows the Reds’ matches live. However, LeBron James’ relationship with football and its figures does not stop there. Indeed, his knowledge of the round ball is much more solid than that of most Americans. A few months ago, he then dared to designate the GOATeven if it means making a few enemies.
LeBron James as popular as Cristiano Ronaldo?
By awarding the status of best footballer in history, James has inevitably attracted the attention of fans of a certain Cristiano Ronaldo. More recently, they have been delighted by the opening of their idol’s YouTube channel, which has amassed over 50 million subscribers in just a few days. A feat that LeBron could totally imitate according to the famous streamer Adin Ross:
Adin Ross : I want to say talk about this because someone just said something about it in the chat. “Do you think LeBron would have this many subscribers if he started YouTube?” Guys, listen to me: If LeBron James did what Cristiano Ronaldo did and posted a YouTube video tonight, he would gain 50 million subscribers in three days. I’m sorry, but that’s the truth.
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Would the King’s popularity on social networks be similar to that of CR7? That is ultimately the question on which this debate is based. For information, the Portuguese striker has no less than 637 million subscribers on Instagram, compared to “only” 160 million for LBJ. An eloquent comparison that therefore pushes some Americans to recognize a certain inferiority:
As much as I have trolled soccer fans, I know one thing is undeniable..
Their stars are infinitely more popular than USA sports stars world wide. It’s not even close https://t.co/KlVUUHUip0
— Wade Plemons (@WadePlem) August 27, 2024
As much as I’ve trolled football fans, I know one thing is undeniable… their stars are infinitely more popular around the world than those of American sports. There’s no comparison.
Present and relatively active on X or Instagram, would LeBron James meet with as sudden a success as Cristiano Ronaldo if he were to launch on YouTube? Even some Americans find it hard to believe.
