| Before you read this you will hopefully | | | | freestylers were invited. Abbas Farid, |
| know what Football Freestyle is, if not | | | | Abdullah, Touzani and Mr.Woo are all |
| - basically Football Freestyle is all | | | | well known and all of them participated. |
| about doing amazing tricks with a | | | | When the day was over there was one |
| football! | | | | winner. The famous Mr.Woo won and got |
| There have been several freestyle | | | | the title "worlds best freestyler". |
| competitions through the last years. | | | | The time went by and in winter 2006 a |
| Most of them are national and pretty | | | | new world championship was arranged. Now |
| unknown. Maybe some one arrange a | | | | the sport had evolved more and the |
| competition some where in London and | | | | freestylers was at a much higher level |
| doesn't promote it very well, then there | | | | then they were 2003. Among the invited |
| won't be a big crowd and there will not | | | | freestylers you could see names as |
| be many good freestylers entering. But | | | | Palle, Nam the Man, Abbas Farid, Mr.Woo, |
| there has been some big competitions, | | | | Touzani and many more. Not all of them |
| here I will tell a little bit about | | | | could participate though. |
| them. | | | | Masters of the game 2006 - Good |
| Masters of the games - A football | | | | competition with freestylers from all |
| freestyle competition and also a Panna | | | | over the world. The final battle were |
| competition(Panna is a game you play | | | | fought by Mr.Woo and John Farnworth. |
| 1vs1 or 2vs2. You win by doing a panna | | | | After absolutely amazing performances |
| on the opponent, a panna is to put the | | | | from both of them there was one winner |
| ball between his legs. You also win if | | | | and one winner only... John Farnworth. A |
| you have scored more goals before the | | | | new world champion was crowned the 27th |
| time runs out and there have been no | | | | December 2006. |
| panna in the game). I will concentrate | | | | Hopefully there will be a new world |
| on the Freestyle competition here. | | | | championship in 2007 as freestyle is |
| The sport was not as big as it is today | | | | growing. Maybe there will be a new |
| in 2003, which is when this competition | | | | champion then, let's wait and see what |
| took place. Some of the worlds best | | | | happens... |