French Freestyle-Soccer-Player Séan Arnaud Garnier was crowned world freestyle football champion on tuesday 18 november 2008 in São Paulo, Brazil. Participants from 42 countries battled it out head-to-head in the South American footballing Mecca for the prestigious title at the Red Bull Street Style 2008 World Finals. Right in the heart of the thousands of fans cramming the Complexo Exportivo do Pacaembú were superstars Edgar Davids (NED), Bebeto (BRA), and futsal world champion Falcão (BRA), whose task it was to judge the performances of the athletes based on the criteria ball control, technique, and style in combination with the music. The next world championship is scheduled for 2010 in South Africa. Discover in this video part 1 of a report into 3 parts and exclusive Séan, football World Cup freestyle conducted in Sao Paulo (Brazil) during the 2008 world championship organized by Red Bull Le 18 novembre 2008, Séan a conquis définitivement son statut de star mondial du football freestyle en remportant, à Sao Paulo (Brésil), Mecque du football, la finale du championnat du monde “Red Bull Street Style 2008″ au dépens des 42 autres compétiteurs venus des 4 coins de la planète et avec toutes les félicitations dun jury acquis à sa cause. La légende du football brésilien, Bebeto, confesse même après la demi finale remportée face au brésilien : “Ca a été dur de voter pour un français contre un brésilien, mais le talent de Séan est tout simplement exceptionnel”. Découvrez dans …
Socceroo and Fulham FC goalkeeper, Mark Schwarzer, appears as a guest live on Rove, Ep 19 – 21st June 2009. Mark Schwarzer – taken from www.rovedaily.com.au Socceroo goalkeeper, integral part of our 2010 World Cup campaign and FFA Footballer of the Year, Mark is also the author of the popular series of children’s books featuring soccer loving character ‘Megs’. A fearless goalkeeper, Mark has made a name for himself both for his penalty shoot-out heroics against Uruguay with the Socceroos, and his consistent displays in the English Premier League over the past decade – he’s currently considered one of the best keepers in that prestigious League. His achievements have been acknowledged with him voted this year’s Football Federation of Australia’s Footballer of the Year, Football Media Association Award for Australia’s Professional Footballer of the Year, and receiving an OAM. Mark started playing soccer for junior clubs in Sydney, progressing through the ranks as an international goalkeeper, starting with the Australian Under 17 team and then the Under 20s. He has worn the same pair of shin pads since turning professional as a 19 year old in 1992, and has been using the same bag since 1995! He made his Socceroo debut against Canada in the World Cup qualifier in 1993, while playing with the Marconi Stallions in Australia, leaving in 1994 to play in Germany, and he’s been playing in England since 1996, most recently starring for English Premier League team Fulham. Mark was a …