Luke Littler won the Young Sports Personality of the Year award (Image: Getty)
Luke Littler has revealed the only celebrity he would like to meet is Manchester United icon Cristiano Ronaldo. The darts sensation is a huge Red Devils fan and is desperate to meet the Portuguese striker.
Littler finished second in the Sports Personality of the Year award. He missed the BBC award given to athletics ace Keely Hodgkinson, who won Olympic gold in the women's 800m in Paris.
However, the 17-year-old still won the Young Sports Personality of the Year award. Despite meeting some of the biggest names in British sport on Tuesday night, the Premier League Darts and Grand Slam champion is still keen to cross paths with Ronaldo.
“There is only one person I would like to meet and that is Cristiano Ronaldo,” Littler told 90 Minutes.
A collaboration between Littler and Ronaldo would be extremely popular. Fans would love to see the Al-Ittihad striker throwing darts at a board and the fact that he now has a personal YouTube channel could help make the teenager's dream come true.
Meanwhile, Littler thanked fans for their support during the Sports Personality of the Year awards. He wrote on
“The support this year has been incredible and I want to thank everyone who voted and sent messages.”
Littler's rise is phenomenal considering he was a little-known name this time last year. His breakthrough at last year's World Darts Championship at the age of 16 saw him become a household name.
Everyone would love to see Cristiano Ronaldo throw darts at a board (Image: Getty)
The Nuke pointed out that his popularity in the BBC competition showed how much he and his colleagues had changed darts.
Accepting the Young Sports Personality of the Year trophy, Littler said: “It shows how well I have done this year, not just myself. [We] I changed the sport of darts, every other professional one, but I played a big part in it.
“I know the number of academies that have been set up in different locations, the scale of the sport, tickets for Ally Pally sell out within hours and the Premier League also sells out quickly. It shows how I am I l I've changed.”
Darts fans missed a highly anticipated World Championship second round match between Littler and Fallon Sherrock. The Queen of Palace was beaten 3-2 in an epic clash with Ryan Meikle on Tuesday.
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/othersport/1990128/luke-littler-cristiano-ronaldo-bbc-spoty-man-utd