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Chunkz, Pieface, and a YouTube-inspired sporting apocalypse
A bunch of ‘influencers’ best known for internet pranks played a game of football last weekend – and it generated more interest than England v Germany
The Times
The most-watched goal in the UK on YouTube this week was not Harry Kane’s penalty which gave England the lead against Germany. Neither was it the brilliant equaliser from Mason Mount after a mazy dribble by Bukayo Saka in that game. Rather, the most-watched goal was scored by Chunkz in the YouTube Allstars’ 8-7 defeat by the Sidemen: he looks up, sees that Pieface, the goalkeeper who is wearing a flat cap, is slightly off his line, and chips him from 35 yards.
At this early point in the column, some readers may find themselves slightly lost. So here is your explainer, and it may be worth trying to get your head around it because this is about the future of sport.
The Allstars-Sidemen game