Abbas Farid

Abbas Farid

Abbas Farid (born 10 October 1983) is a British freestyle footballer from Newport, Wales. 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 has since featured in several music videos for bhangra/desi artists, such as Jay Sean. From his success, Abbas has done many performances in recent years at football stadiums such as 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 has set a new Guinness World Record of 88 Heel Juggles in 60 seconds.

Abbas has contributed an important part in Freestyle Football by discovering such popular moves as the AATW (Abbas Around the World) , a rewind of the TATW and one of the tricks that was liked by most lowerbody freestylers. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RRe8_VN2DE Video of AATW]

HXO (Heel Crossover), a Crossover with the heels. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uydH1v4i5Y Video of HXO]

Sole Flip, From a Sole Stall flipping upright into standing juggles. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8gsNT5RU5k Video of Sole Flip]

These are just a few moves of Abbas's discovery's.

External links

* [http://www.abbasfarid.com/ Abbas Farid] Official site
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD369y8AH4w Nike Freestyle] Nike Freestyle Commercial
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9n1UkEUvLQ KIA Motors] Performance in Saudi Arabia
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKC6W-XUEKM Plymouth] Performance in Boxing Ring
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYzq9u23xbs Nike Hong Kong] Nike freestyle Champion in Hong Kong
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIKlud-lAC0 Abbas 2007] Abbas Farid 2007 video


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