Freestyle

Blending artistry and technical prowess, freestyle football focuses on moves not necessarily designed for in-game purposes. Predominantly juggling and aerial tricks, often performed in complex combos, freestyle allows the individual to create their own personal style. As one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, it has become a rich outlet for performance and a site of high-level competition.

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The Roundup: The Biggest and Best Upcoming Street and Freestyle Football Events

FOMO is real. Stay up to date with our monthly Roundup series, which highlights some of the biggest and best street and freestyle football events across the globe. As we...

Philippines’ PWG Wins Asian Freestyle Football Championship

The Asian Freestyle Football Championship (AFFC) is the preeminent freestyle competition in Asia. This year, the event featured 31 participants from Japan, China, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Iran, Hong...

Red Bull Street Style World Finals: Where to Watch and Predictions from the Pros

After global qualifiers in over 30 countries, the 2016 Red Bull Street Style world finals begins today in London, with 40 male and female freestylers looking to take the...
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Lexicon, Part 1: A Guide to Freestyle Terms

So you're a soccer player, or a footballer (depending on the country of origin), and been raised on a healthy diet of drills tailored for the full field—passing, trapping, shooting, plyometrics—all the...

Top 10 Tekkers: The Uppers Edition

By now most people will recognize that when it comes to freestyle football, the tricks can be broken up into some different categories. One of those categories is uppers...

Urban Spotlight: Pro Freestyler Enry Maffioletti Lets His Crazy Skills Do the Talking

There must be something about freestyle football that either attracts mellow personalities or forces a person to chill out. It makes sense considering the hours of dedicated practice and honing...
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Umar’s Signature Move: The B-Boy Soulspin

SoCal's Umar Dalati broke down one of his favorite moves that, as you can probably tell from the name, makes him feel like a b-boy. Considering Dalati is 6-foot and...
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What to Expect at the 2019 Red Bull Street Style World Finals in Miami

Coming to North America for the first time, the 2019 Red Bull Street Style World Finals could be the biggest one yet. From the new venue to new faces,...
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Top 10 Tekkers: Best of the USA!

These colors don't run. Like everywhere else in the world, freestyle and street football have taken off in the United States, with some exciting and talented athletes making names...
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An Inside Look at Speen’s Emergence as a Powerhouse Freestyle Label

With the ever-growing popularity of freestyle football, so comes with it an increase in the number of brands and products centered around the sport and its lifestyle. Born in...
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A Decade of Red Bull Street Style: The 10 Best Moments From the World’s Biggest Freestyle Stage

For the past decade, the Red Bull Street Style competition has dazzled audiences worldwide, featuring the world's best freestyle football athletes on the biggest stage. To celebrate the 10-year...
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Freestyler’s Playlist: Hardcore Grime From Irish Champ Conor Reynolds

Reigning Irish champion Conor Reynolds is one of the more respected names in freestyle, having both participated in and judged some of the world's most prestigious competitions. At 23...

Freestyler’s Playlist: Meet 15-Year-Old Torin Lynch Throwing Down for the U.S.

Our Freestyler’s Playlist features a personal music set from different freestylers from around the world. Freestyling goes hand-in-hand with music, and these athletes know how to appreciate the power of a good beat. Check out...
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Adidas Gamedayplus Episode 9: The French Connection

In the latest installment of Adidas' Gamedayplus series, S3 freestyle members Andreas Cetkovic, Moss Wassim, and Logan link up with PSG stars Lucas Moura and Kevin Trapp for some...
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Did 4Freestyle Just Raise the Bar for Freestyle Shoes With the Burgundy Knit Explore II?

Introduced in July 2017, the 4Freestyle Explore II is the most technologically advanced freestyle-specific shoe on the market. A new burgundy colorway released over the weekend elevates the shoes'...
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Adidas Shows L.A. How to #BossEveryone With “Purecontrol”

Adidas has been everywhere lately, releasing a slew of suped-up new gear and launching a fresh marketing campaign that seeks to reinvigorate their place in football. The three-stripe company has always
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IT10’s Mo Ali Shows Off His Cyclone Flick

In this video, one half of the IT10Soccer duo, Mo Ali, shows us the Cyclone Flick. His signature move looks like a slight variation on Eli Freeze's SWRL move but requiring both feet,...

Top 10 Tekkers: The Best Street and Freestyle Football Skills from 2018 (So Far)

We're just two weeks in to the new year, but that didn't stop us from compiling some of the top skills from both established and up-and-coming ballers from 2018....

Urban Spotlight: Kotaro Tokuda, Youngest Freestyle Champ

One of Japan's premier freestylers, Kotaro Tokuda aka "Tokura," first began playing soccer in the sixth grade. When an injury on the field turned him onto freestyle, Tokuda quickly took...

Who to Watch: Russia’s New Street Ballers

Along with the noticeable rise of street football in the U.S., the street game hype is happening all over the world, with exciting talent popping up all over the place with a variety of unique styles. Russia is one area...