Kun Aguero is a familiar name to football fans, known for his legendary goal-scoring ability while playing for Manchester City. Like many other athletes, during the months when football was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Aguero sought a new hobby: streaming.
During the lockdown, he created an account on Twitch to livestream his favorite games, primarily FIFA 20. According to viewers, Aguero is not an outstanding gamer, but with his existing fame and unexpected humor, his stream channel has garnered over 1.5 million followers, with average viewership ranging from 30,000 to 70,000.
But the story doesn’t end there. Due to his less-than-stellar gaming skills, sometimes Aguero’s stream channel suffers from a lack of viewers. Recently, the gaming community unearthed a trick that Aguero frequently employs to boost views for his channel: calling his best friend, Lionel Messi, for a chat, which happened at the end of May.
Honestly, this tactic is a bit “cheaty,” but extremely effective. Messi’s fame is unquestionable, and how many people get the chance to hear him talk? So, whenever Aguero calls Messi on stream, his viewership skyrockets.
Meanwhile, the “victim” Messi has no clue what’s going on; he simply thinks that his long-time friend is checking in on him, unaware that he is being “used” for views.
– Messi: What’s up that you’re calling me at 9 AM?
– Aguero: I just had to go for a test (Covid-19), my friend.
– Messi: What does that have to do with calling me so early?
– Aguero: It’s only 9 AM, right?
– Messi: Yeah, 9 or 10 AM, something like that, basically, it’s time for me to go take the test.
– Aguero: Huh, I don’t know, I just wanted to say good morning to you. I was scrolling through my phone and saw your number, and I thought, ‘Oh, great.’ I’m really bored, and now it’s good, it’s only 9 AM, and I figured I’d make a call; I didn’t know anything else?
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After that, the two chatted for a long time about Aguero’s upcoming birthday celebration in early June. Both Messi and Aguero expressed regret that they couldn’t celebrate their birthdays together this year. Although Messi was disturbed by the early morning call, he appeared very happy to see his best friend showing affection for him.
Perhaps for someone like Messi, who is not involved in the streaming world, he will never know that his best friend would use him as a tool… to gain views.
Sergio “Kun” Aguero, whose full name is Sergio Leonel “Kun” Agüero del Castillo, born in 1988, is a football player who plays as a Forward, currently playing for Manchester City in the English Premier League, and is a national team player for Argentina.
He is known as one of the best forwards in the history of the English Premier League, having won 3 Premier League titles with Manchester City and scored 180 goals after nearly 10 years playing in this league.
Aguero and Messi are also one of the most famous best friend pairs in the world of football. Although they don’t play for the same club, they have a very close relationship both in real life and while on the national team. Aguero’s son is also godson to Messi (and the boy’s grandfather is the legend Maradona).