Spreen, a well-known streamer in Argentina, had a unique experience to say the least when he appeared in division 1 yesterday. He started Riestra’s match against Vélez, but left the field after just one minute.
Spreen is a famous streamer and influencer in Argentina. Active on YouTube, on TikTok and on Kick, he has no less than 17.8 million subscribers in total. At the beginning of the month, the latter embarked on a crazy adventure: playing a division 1 match in his country. To achieve this, he teamed up with one of Deportivo Riestra’s sponsors, Speed. He was included in the squad on November 5 to follow a week of training with the professionals.
To everyone’s surprise, he was finally started yesterday during the duel against Vélez. Aligned at the forefront, he will not last long on the field. He was, in fact, replaced… after just 59 seconds of play. He didn’t even touch the leather once! The operation, purely commercial, also caused a scandal locally. Some denounce a lack of respect towards Argentine football and regret the signal sent, showing that a player who is not a professional could “buy” his place in a team.
The scene caused so much noise that even the federation’s ethics committee will look into the situation. They would be concerned that the “player” was registered as early as February, without them being aware that it was a simple media stunt. Spreen made a name for himself with streams on the video game Minecraft during the covid-19 pandemic before sharing his passion for football. His challenge with Riestra was the subject of regular monitoring, but his final appearance sparked a lot of discussion.
For your information, the meeting ended in a split, 1-1.
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