Abbas Farid (born 10 October 1983) is a British freestyle footballer from Newport, South Wales.[1][2] Farid is of Pakistani descent.
Abbas Farid | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 October 1983 Newport, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | Newport, South Wales |
| Occupation | Freestyle Footballer |
In June 2003, Abbas was named the Freestyle King on MTV in UK's Nike Freestyle competition, becoming the winner chosen from over 30,000 competitors. He subsequently featured in several music videos for bhangra/desi artists, such as in Jay Sean's music video of Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal). Abbas has done many performances at football stadiums such as Stamford Bridge, Stade de France, San Siro etc. He still[when?] performs at other Sporting/Corporate events and other media promotions around UK and throughout the World. In July 2008 Abbas set a new Guinness World Record of 88 Heel Juggles in 60 seconds.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The king of keepie-uppie". BBC. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ "Football's freestyler". BBC. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
External links
edit- Abbas Farid Official site
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