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The Freestyle Football Federation (F3) has chosen the Soccerex Football Festival in Manchester as the host of the 2015 UK & Irish Freestyle Football Championships, taking place over the weekend of 5-6 September.
Some of the very best male and female athletes from across the UK and Ireland will be competing head to head to try and be crowned the champion of footballing flair
Some of the very best male and female athletes from across the UK and Ireland will be competing head to head to try and be crowned the champion of footballing flair.
Amongst the competitors, will be three-times world champion and five-times UK champion, Andrew Henderson and sixteen year-old freestyle sensation, Liv Cooke from Preston.
As well as the freestyle battles, there will be local entertainment and a live DJ to ensure non-stop action throughout the festival.
After featuring in adverts with Ronaldinho at the start of the millennium, Freestyle Football has emerged into one of the world’s most popular sports with an estimated 400 million regular participants and a tidal wave of clips being uploaded to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Dan Wood, President of F3 had this to say about the announcement:
“Manchester is one of the world’s most passionate and creative cities whose history and culture is embedded in football, music and entertainment, so it was a natural fit to host the championships. The Soccerex Football Festival is a great example of those three elements coming together and we’re set for an amazing two days of freestyle, fun and jaw dropping action.”
The free festival, currently in its second year in Manchester, is growing in size and will be spread across three distinct areas, covering over 1600 square metres. Visitors will be treated to a 3 on 3 legends tournament, featuring the likes of Jay-Jay Okocha and Louis Saha as well as Panna Cages, freestyle tutorials and other football activities such as Zorb football and digital gaming.
As world governing body for the sport of freestyle football, F3 own the World Freestyle Football Championships and have created a support structure that allows anyone to pick up a ball and not only enjoy the sport, but also develop their own pathway to becoming a professional.
