Freestyle football is the art of juggling a football using any part of the body, excluding the elbows to the hands. It combines football tricks, dance, acrobatics and music to entertain onlookers and compete with opponents. The official governing body for this sport is known as the World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA).
18-543: (Redirected from Free Style ) [REDACTED] Look up freestyle or freestyler in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Freestyle may refer to: Brands [ edit ] Reebok Freestyle , a women's athletic shoe Ford Freestyle , an SUV automobile Coca-Cola Freestyle , a vending machine Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott Laboritories Media [ edit ] FreeStyle ,
36-617: A Swiss powered paraglider Freestyle, NATO reporting name for the Yakovlev Yak-141 , a Soviet VTOL aircraft Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Freestyle . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freestyle&oldid=1252829510 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
54-551: A Swiss powered paraglider Freestyle, NATO reporting name for the Yakovlev Yak-141 , a Soviet VTOL aircraft Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Freestyle . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freestyle&oldid=1252829510 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
72-580: A football entertainer. He established Guinness world records and performed at the 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony , and the FIFA World Cups in 1990 and 1994. Soufiane Touzani from the Netherlands introduced a new style of lower tricks, which were popularized through viral videos . Footballer Sandy Levittas ( a.k.a. Bambiball) was among the first women to share videos of her freestyle skills, which inspired more girls to take up
90-426: A renderer for non-photorealistic line drawing from 3D scenes Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme , a 2000 documentary film about freestyle rap Music [ edit ] Freestyle music Freestyle rap Performers and groups [ edit ] Freestyle, an American electro-funk band on the compilation album Street Sounds Electro 10 Freestyle (Filipino band) , an alternative-soul jazz-RnB band from
108-573: A television show on HGTV Free Style (film) , a 2009 American film Freestyle (radio program) , a radio program on CBC's Radio One FreeStyleGames , a UK video game developer Freestyle Releasing , an independent film studio Freestyle (software) , a renderer for non-photorealistic line drawing from 3D scenes Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme , a 2000 documentary film about freestyle rap Music [ edit ] Freestyle music Freestyle rap Performers and groups [ edit ] Freestyle, an American electro-funk band on
126-404: A vending machine Abbott FreeStyle, a blood glucose monitor by Abbott Laboritories Media [ edit ] FreeStyle , a television show on HGTV Free Style (film) , a 2009 American film Freestyle (radio program) , a radio program on CBC's Radio One FreeStyleGames , a UK video game developer Freestyle Releasing , an independent film studio Freestyle (software) ,
144-434: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages freestyle [REDACTED] Look up freestyle or freestyler in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Freestyle may refer to: Brands [ edit ] Reebok Freestyle , a women's athletic shoe Ford Freestyle , an SUV automobile Coca-Cola Freestyle ,
162-401: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Freestyle football The art of freestyle football can be traced to games of Southeast Asia such as chinlone , jianzi and sepak takraw , which have been practised for 2,000 years. Fundamental freestyle tricks such as the 'Neck Stall' and 'Around The World' were first popularly performed in
180-1624: The Philippines Freestyle (Russian group) , a Soviet group with frontman Vadim Kazachenko Freestyle (rapper) , member of Arsonists Freestyle (Swedish band) , a short-lived Swedish electronic band Freestylers , a British electronic music group Albums [ edit ] Freestyle , album by Ayibobo , 1993 Songs [ edit ] "Freestyle", by Just-Ice from Gun Talk , 1993 "Freestyler" (song) , 1999 "Freestyle", by P.O.D. from The Fundamental Elements of Southtown , 1999 "Freestyle", by DJ Kay Slay from The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1 , 2003 "Freestyle" (Lady Antebellum song) , 2014 "Freestyle", by Kanye West from The Life of Pablo , 2016 "Freestyle" (Lil Baby song) , 2017 "Freestyle" (Rod Wave song) , 2020 Sports [ edit ] Freestyle aerobics Freestyle BMX Freestyle chess Freestyle dressage Freestyle fighting Freestyle fixed gear Freestyle footbag Freestyle football Freestyle frisbee Freestyle kayaking Freestyle (monster trucks) Freestyle motocross Freestyle nunchaku Freestyle scootering Freestyle skateboarding Freestyle skiing Freestyle skydiving Freestyle slalom skating Freestyle snowboarding Freestyle swimming Freestyle wrestling Musical canine freestyle Other [ edit ] Freestyle (art exhibition) Freestyle dance Freestyle (roller coaster) Freestyle Music Park , South Carolina, US Skyjam ST-Freestyle ,
198-463: The West by circus performers, notably including Enrico Rastelli and Francis Brunn . In the 1970s and 1980s, Argentine footballer Diego Maradona famously brought his freestyle 'Life is Life' warm-up to international attention while playing for SSC Napoli . The ability to freestyle, however, was widely criticized at the time as not having direct relevance to playing the game of football . At
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#1732798046460216-465: The beginning of the 21st century, several significant events helped elevate freestyle football with broader recognition. Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho starred in Nike advertising campaigns such as "Joga Bonito" (English: Play Beautifully), which popularized the ability to practice alone with a ball and develop new moves and tricks. Inspired by Maradona, South Korean footballer Mr Woo sought to become
234-1673: The compilation album Street Sounds Electro 10 Freestyle (Filipino band) , an alternative-soul jazz-RnB band from the Philippines Freestyle (Russian group) , a Soviet group with frontman Vadim Kazachenko Freestyle (rapper) , member of Arsonists Freestyle (Swedish band) , a short-lived Swedish electronic band Freestylers , a British electronic music group Albums [ edit ] Freestyle , album by Ayibobo , 1993 Songs [ edit ] "Freestyle", by Just-Ice from Gun Talk , 1993 "Freestyler" (song) , 1999 "Freestyle", by P.O.D. from The Fundamental Elements of Southtown , 1999 "Freestyle", by DJ Kay Slay from The Streetsweeper, Vol. 1 , 2003 "Freestyle" (Lady Antebellum song) , 2014 "Freestyle", by Kanye West from The Life of Pablo , 2016 "Freestyle" (Lil Baby song) , 2017 "Freestyle" (Rod Wave song) , 2020 Sports [ edit ] Freestyle aerobics Freestyle BMX Freestyle chess Freestyle dressage Freestyle fighting Freestyle fixed gear Freestyle footbag Freestyle football Freestyle frisbee Freestyle kayaking Freestyle (monster trucks) Freestyle motocross Freestyle nunchaku Freestyle scootering Freestyle skateboarding Freestyle skiing Freestyle skydiving Freestyle slalom skating Freestyle snowboarding Freestyle swimming Freestyle wrestling Musical canine freestyle Other [ edit ] Freestyle (art exhibition) Freestyle dance Freestyle (roller coaster) Freestyle Music Park , South Carolina, US Skyjam ST-Freestyle ,
252-501: The official governing body of the World Freestyle Football Association : Typical events in competitive freestyle football include: The WFFA uses results from the official national championships, continental championships, international opens and world open competitions to assign a point ranking to competitors. Other key names that brought their own touch to the art of freestyle football over
270-416: The sport. Different styles were then developed such as lowers, uppers, sit-downs, grounds and blocking. In 2015, Ronaldinho was recognized by the World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) as ambassador for the sport. Competitions have been organized across the globe and videos have been shared by over 80 million of people on a monthly basis. In recent years, some of the top football players in
288-446: The world have credited freestyle and street football cultures for helping to develop their talents. These athletes have included Neymar Jr , Cristiano Ronaldo , Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimović . Tricks or moves in freestyle football are categorized into different disciplines or styles: Within the above disciplines, the following individual moves are among the most popular: The first major competition for freestyle football
306-625: The years include: In January 2019, freestyle football has received over 80 million video views per month on social media channels. There are over 70 related events every year, the largest being the Red Bull Street Style World Final. The sport is enjoyed mainly by a demographic of 12–25 year-olds, with 85% male. Major markets in terms of consumption of freestyle football content include the United States , Mexico , Brazil , UK , Spain , Poland , France ,
324-623: Was Red Bull Street Style (RBSS) in 2008, which was hosted in São Paulo, Brazil. Séan Garnier won this competition with a style that had not been seen in the public eye before. Super Ball, the first open world championship (where anyone could compete) catered to freestylers with ranging styles, recognizing the many ways to judge a freestyler. Hosted in the Czech Republic, Super Ball became the premiere annual international event for freestylers. The following tournaments are recognized by
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