You may have seen it on Youtube or in various music videos. The guys who do stuff with a football that almost seem trickfilmed.In a residential area in Helsingborg Gustav Björnberg began two years ago to train football freestyle seriously.
- I had seen a clip on the Internet and thought it seemed cruel. Then I began to test myself, "says Björnberg most practicing on the street outside the home.
That is where Sportbladet meet him and see a part of the trick repertoire.
Toe and heel
- My favorite trick is the toe and heel, when you have the ball either on tåspets makers or tricksar with the heel, "says Björnberg while he is on the back, with legs up in the air and tricksar with the sole.
The sport was founded on the streets of Holland in 2003 and growing steadily. Best known is so far Dutchman Soufiane Touzani whose trick was based in part finter datorspelet FIFA Street. When Ronaldinho was presented to Milan was Touzani next and copied Brassens finter.
- Who are the best in the world is difficult to say. Many are best at different things.
It consists of four elements
Just as hip-hop freestyle football consists of four elements: Ground moves are finter and tricks along the ground. Sitdowns which, as the name suggests, is tricks performed seated. Lower (or air moves) carried out the air in facial height. Upper are tricks with your head.
- In Holland, it is broadly consistent with the ground moves, while in Poland is lower applicable. I drive a little of each.
Outlined in battles
The races in fotbollsgreestyle are still few. What is determined by so-called battles. Two players perform tricks while convictions and a jury decides who is best and move on. To continue the tournament for only one person is left.
Gustav train up to six days a week and also uses its football freestyle as moonlighting.
- Me and a friend in Malmö have gone over to Copenhagen and tricksat on the streets. This is how we can make money at this. We drew well in a thousand patch was every time, but it is something you would rather do for the summer, says Björnberg that not playing regular football and is convinced that the football world's largest technology had not had a chance against him in a battle.
- No, no. It is quite another matter. Zlatan would meet one-hundredth of my tricks. Max. It is not as effective on a football field to run our tricks, "said Gustav Björnberg.
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