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Abbas Farid
Abbas Farid
Born	10 October 1983 (age 41); Newport, Wales
Nationality	British
Citizenship	Newport, South Wales
Occupation	Freestyle Footballer

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Abbas Farid (born 10 October 1983) is a British freestyle footballer from Newport, South Wales.^[1]^[2] Farid is of Pakistani descent.

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]}

References

^ "The king of keepie-uppie". BBC. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
^ "Football's freestyler". BBC. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

External links

Abbas Farid Official site

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[1] "The king of keepie-uppie". BBC. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

[2] "Football's freestyler". BBC. Retrieved 31 May 2010.

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+{{short description|British freestyle footballer}}
-'''Abbas Farid''' (born 10 October 1983) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Freestyle Football|freestyle footballer]] from [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], [[South Wales]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/3024172.stm|title= The king of keepie-uppie |publisher= BBC|date= 27 June 2003|accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2008/08/29/blast_freestyle_footy_feature.shtml|title= Football's freestyler |publisher= BBC|date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> Farid is of [[Pakistani British|Pakistani]] descent.
+{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
+{{Infobox person
+| name               = Abbas Farid
+| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1983|10|10|df=y}}
+| birth_place        = [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], Wales
+| nationality        = [[British people|British]]
+| citizenship        = Newport, South Wales
+| occupation         = Freestyle Footballer
+}}
+'''Abbas Farid''' (born 10 October 1983) is a British [[Freestyle Football|freestyle footballer]] from [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], [[South Wales]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/3024172.stm|title= The king of keepie-uppie |publisher= BBC|date= 27 June 2003|accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/essex/content/articles/2008/08/29/blast_freestyle_footy_feature.shtml|title= Football's freestyler |publisher= BBC|date= |accessdate=31 May 2010}}</ref> Farid is of [[Pakistani British|Pakistani descent]].
-In June 2003, Abbas was named the '''Freestyle King''' on [[MTV]] in UK's [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] Freestyle competition, becoming the winner chosen from over 30,000 competitors. He has since featured in several music videos for [[Bhangra (music)|bhangra]]/[[desi]] artists, such as in [[Jay Sean]]'s music video of ''[[Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)]]''. From his success, Abbas has done many performances in recent years at [[football (soccer)|football]] stadiums such as [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], [[Stade de France]], [[San Siro]] etc. He still 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.
+In June 2003, Abbas was named the '''Freestyle King''' on [[MTV]] in UK's [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] Freestyle competition, becoming the winner chosen from over 30,000 competitors. He subsequently featured in several music videos for [[Bhangra (music)|bhangra]]/[[desi]] artists, such as in [[Jay Sean]]'s music video of ''[[Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)]]''. Abbas has done many performances at [[association football|football]] stadiums such as [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], [[Stade de France]], [[San Siro]] etc. He still{{when|date=May 2020}} 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|date=May 2020}}
+==See also==
+* [[Freestyle football]]
+* [[World Freestyle Football Association]]
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.abbasfarid.com/ Abbas Farid] Official site
-{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Farid, Abbas}}
 [[Category:Freestyle footballers]]
-[[Category:Welsh footballers]]
+[[Category:Welsh men's footballers]]
 [[Category:Welsh people of Pakistani descent]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Newport, Wales]]
+[[Category:Footballers from Newport, Wales]]
 [[Category:1983 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position]]