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Corporate Archives - Page 5 of 5 - The World Freestyle Football Association

The World Freestyle Football Association

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  • The WFFA announces a global programme to protect the credibility of Freestyle Football competitions

    The WFFA announces a global programme to protect the credibility of Freestyle Football competitions

    The World Freestyle Football Association has announced the implementation of a global programme designed to protect the credibility and integrity of Freestyle Football tournaments around the globe. The first step in this plan has been the publication of the full List of Champions in official 1×1 battle competitions since the year 2007, an action aimed at safeguarding the reputation of actual winners and preventing fake championship claims from other participants.

    The WFFA has announced that it will not recognise any other champions than those featured in the official list, available on the website of the Association. Any fake claims by other athletes will not be backed by the WFFA: furthermore, these claims will be considered a misappropriation, an idea that goes against the very foundations and values of the sport of Freestyle Football.

    In the coming months, the WFFA will keep expanding the official list of champions to include all Regional and National competitions, with the objective of offering a complete and reliable source of truth not just to the Freestyle Football community but also to its current and future partners.

    Steve Elias, President of the WFFA, said: “Since the establishment of our Association, we’ve striven to protect our athletes and ensure they get the recognition they deserve for their dedication. We are convinced that the publication of the list of Champions is a key step to prevent a tortious use of our tournaments, and we are ready to enact any necessary measures to reinforce the credibility of Freestyle Football as a competitive sport around the world”.

    Lucaso Škoda, Head of Operations at the WFFA, said: “The list of Champions is an ambitious project, aimed not only at protecting the winners of official competitions but also at compiling a comprehensive guide to all tournaments in the history of Freestyle Football. In the coming months, we will work together with the global community to polish and expand this directory, a vital tool to prevent misappropriations and pay tribute to the rightful champions.”

    Pekko ‘PeGe’ Piirto, Head of the Global Network at the WFFA, said: “We are tremendously proud to offer the list of Champions as an educational resource for our community and a recognition to our hard-earned champions. It’s doubtlessly an essential milestone in the development of the sport of Freestyle Football.”

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA and Tournify partner to propel the digitalisation of Freestyle Football competitions

    The WFFA and Tournify partner to propel the digitalisation of Freestyle Football competitions

    The World Freestyle Football Association and Dutch tournament software developer Tournify have signed a global agreement aimed at taking the digitalisation of Freestyle Football competitions to a whole new level.

    The deal, closed after successfully testing the tool in world-class contests such as the Red Bull Street Style World Final and the French National Championship, will see all official WFFA-sanctioned competitions implement Tournify to compile results and offer both the audience and the participants a reliable source of live-updated information. 

    Thanks to the agreement between the WFFA and Tournify, Freestyle Football fans and athletes will be presented with easy and convenient access to all statistics and key details of every competition, as well as schedules, brackets and even the list of judges assigned to each battle.

    The information will be made accessible in a series of specially tailored websites and in the Tournify App, available both for iOS and Android. 

    Dan Wood, Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “We’re very proud to welcome Tournify to the Freestyle Football universe and add them to our ever-growing list of partners. Digitalisation is an absolute priority for us, and we believe their tool is perfect for the needs of the community. We can’t wait to implement Tournify across all our sanctioned events around the world!”.

    Abel Menkveld, CEO of Tournify, said: “We’re extremely pleased to bring our technology to all Freestyle Football players and organisers associated with the WFFA. Together with the WFFA and its community, we’ll continue to customise the software for the Freestyle Football market – we love to see and support this spectacular sport grow and professionalise.”

    About Tournify

    Tournify is a software development company with a clear mission to make a tournament or league as easy and fun as possible, for organisers and athletes alike. Since its launch in 2015, the Amsterdam-based team develops an intuitive online tournament manager which is used to host events in over 35 countries.

    The web-based tool and its accompanying apps support both online and offline events for a great variety of sports and games. The customers of Tournify include professional football clubs like Ajax, Chelsea FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers – alongside many amateur clubs around the world.

    For more information about Tournify, please contact info@tournifyapp.com or visit its channels:

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • Sri Lanka joins the WFFA Global Network

    Sri Lanka joins the WFFA Global Network

    The World Freestyle Football Association family keeps growing around the world: this November, Sri Lanka was confirmed as the newest member of the Global Network, an international structure that now includes up to 115 countries from all inhabited continents.

    The new incorporation of Sri Lanka is a product of the agreement between the WFFA and Colombo FC, the country’s most successful football club in the last decade. The deal will see local Freestyle Football star Niran Kanishka become the WFFA Country Leader, servicing the Sri Lankan community and ensuring the development of the sport across the nation with the constant support of the WFFA Global Team.

    Steve Elias, President of the WFFA, said: “It’s an honour for us to expand into a country with a vibrant Freestyle Football community such as Sri Lanka. We are thrilled to announce this new deal, particularly given the huge prestige of Colombo FC, and we are certain that it will have a strong impact not just in the local scene but also in all the region.”

    Niran Kanishka, the newly appointed WFFA Country Leader in Sri Lanka, said: “Being a footballer myself for Colombo FC, playing football with flair has been my routine since I started. There are many talents in Sri Lanka like myself who love expressing our creativity with the ball: our main goal is to create a platform for all the hidden gems in our country. This will be a great opportunity for Sri Lankan freestylers to shine!

    Pekko ‘PeGe’ Piirto, Head of the Global Network at the WFFA and a leading figure in the establishment of the deal, said: “Seeing the constant growth of the Global Network in recent years fills me with pride and hope for the future. I have absolutely no doubt that Niran will do an amazing job at nurturing the local scene; we look forward to discovering all the talent that Sri Lanka can offer the world!”.

    About Colombo FC

    Colombo Football Club was founded in 2008 during the tail-end of war in Sri Lanka to unite the country through the game of football. In a short span of 13 years, Colombo FC has managed not only to unify the diverse communities in the country but also emerged as the champion outfit of Sri Lankan Football. 

    The Club has successfully managed to win a hat-trick of Major League titles (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18), Sri Lankan FA Cup (2015) and represented the country internationally in the AFC Cup (2017, 2019) on two occasions. Their recent triumph in the Vantage FFSL Presidents Cup 2020 was a testimony to their success and the steps they have taken to change the landscape of football in Sri Lanka.

    For more details about Colombo FC, please visit the official website at www.colombofc.com or visit its channels:

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA launches a brand-new website

    The WFFA launches a brand-new website

    The World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) has reached today a key milestone in the process of digitalisation of its assets – and the sport of Freestyle Football itself: the launch of a brand-new website, built in partnership with the sports technology brand GameDay. The new digital platform has been created to act as a hub for all the activities around Freestyle Football, from live event registration and ticketing to online membership of the Association. The global community of freestyle professionals, amateurs and fans will be able to find a wide range of resources and information in an easier and faster manner than in the previous online home of the WFFA.

    The new WFFA website will include a calendar with a comprehensive guide to all the competitions organised by the Association (notably, but not limited to, the Super Ball, Red Bull Street Style and the Youth World Championship), as well as rulings, rankings, news and training programs. The site will also offer a library of assets and resources for media, as well as a dedicated space for the WFFA partners – including the likes of Red Bull, Soccerex, SWRL, 4Freestyle, AYNIAB, GameDay and the most recent addition, German football powerhouse Borussia Dortmund.

    “We are tremendously proud to present the new WFFA website to the freestyle community worldwide”, said Steve Elias, President of the WFFA. “Our aim has always been to help freestylers of any level and fans of the sport to connect with us and among themselves to strengthen the community: we are certain that our new digital home will be a huge step forward in this direction.”

    “We believe this is great news, both for the WFFA and for the sport of Freestyle Football as a whole”, said Dan Wood, Head of Partnerships at the WFFA. “This is a cornerstone of the growth plan that we’ve designed for the Association and the sport, that will see a myriad of benefits not just for the community of freestylers but also for the fans of the sport and for our partners around the world. Fasten your seatbelts, though – there is still much more to come in the coming months!”.

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • Borussia Dortmund and the WFFA kick off the BVB Global Freestyle Challenge

    Borussia Dortmund and the WFFA kick off the BVB Global Freestyle Challenge

    The World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) and German football powerhouse Borussia Dortmund (BVB) have announced the launch of the inaugural BVB Global Freestyle Challenge. Powered by Evonik, this collaboration aims at bridging the football and freestyle worlds, and further raising awareness of the Freestyle Football art form. Calling out BVB fans from all over the world to showcase their creative football skills, three winners will be selected by the public and jury votes to receive special prizes, including merchandise gift boxes worth €600 each.

    A think tank team consisting of WFFA’s freestyle experts from around the world have been chosen as the BVB 09 Freestyle Ambassadors. The 09 ambassadors are Alex Mendoza (USA), Torin Lynch (USA), Jannik Singpiel (Germany), Cheny (China), Taehee Kim (South Korea), Valerie Su (Singapore), Phat Nguyen (Vietnam), Zeem Ahmad (Malaysia) and the Freestyle World Champion Erlend Fagerli (Norway).

     “I am delighted to establish this relationship with the WFFA, which comes at a particularly exciting time as we focus much more these days on content creation and digitalization,” said Benedikt Scholz, BVB Head of International & New Business.

    Suresh Letchmanan, BVB Managing Director for Asia Pacific, highlighted further: “We are very happy to welcome the WFFA into our BVB family to help us find the best creative and talented BVB freestyler out there, who enjoys showcasing his or her skills as we work towards bringing special experiences to our fans around the world”. 

    Dan Wood, Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “It’s thrilling to launch this great partnership with a legendary club such as Borussia Dortmund. We are certain that this will offer a great opportunity to showcase the amazing skills of the BVB fan community, as well as educating wider audiences about our fantastic, COVID-proof sport”.

    Erlend Fagerli, 5-time World Freestyle Champion and one of the nine BVB Freestyle ambassadors, added: “I’m really excited to have teamed up with my freestyle friends around the world and to be working with such a forward-thinking club as BVB. This is the beginning of many great projects that will help us educate the football world about Freestyle”.

    The contest will kick off on June 1, 2021.  For more information, please visit www.bvb.de/eng/freestylechallenge.

    About Borussia Dortmund

    Borussia Dortmund is one of the most successful football clubs in Germany.  The club have won eight league championships, five DFB-Pokals, one UEFA Champions League, one Intercontinental Cup, and one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. With over 159,000 members in total, it is one of the five largest sports clubs in Germany and is the seventh-largest worldwide.

    For more information about Borussia Dortmund (BVB), please visit:

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA kicks off a game-changing partnership with GameDay

    The WFFA kicks off a game-changing partnership with GameDay

    The World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA), the global governing body for the sport of Freestyle Football, has announced an exciting new partnership with GameDay, the leading provider of digital solutions to international, national, grassroots and professional sporting organisations across the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

    The WFFA will rollout GameDay’s next-generation membership and events platform to support the mission of developing and nurturing the global structure for Freestyle Football. GameDay will provide their Membership and Events platform, which will assist in participant nominations for the WFFA-sanctioned events. 

    The WFFA have today launched event entries (nominations) and spectator tickets for one of these events: the Super Ball, which will take place in Prague, Czech Republic between August 15 and August 21. You can book your spot here!

    Dan Wood, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships for the WFFA, said: “We are convinced that this partnership with GameDay will become a key milestone in the growth of Freestyle Football: it will allow us to create so much more value and opportunity, not only for our beloved sporting community around the world, but also for fans and future partners. With such a quality tech partner on board, we are really on track to transform our sport in the years ahead.”

    Andy Graham, General Manager for GameDay, said: “We are very excited to partner with World Freestyle Football Association, showcasing how our products and solutions can cater to all types of sports. This new and exciting partnership with the WFFA extends the work we already do with emerging and lifestyle sports including GB Snowsports, Parkour UK, and Surfing New Zealand to name a few.” 

    About GameDay

    GameDay have been providing next-generation sports technology solutions in the Australian market since 2001 and have extended the key markets they work in across the United Kingdom, Europe and New Zealand. Other GameDay partners in the European region include the International Bowling Federation, Rugby Football League, Basketball England, Run For All, Basketball Ireland, Cricket Ireland, GB Snowsports, the UEFA Foundation and Aston Villa FC Foundation.

    GameDay provides Membership, Competition, and Event Management platforms, and various digital website, e-commerce and auction fundraising solutions to the sports community.

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • Freestyle Football teams up with the Global Esports Federation

    Freestyle Football teams up with the Global Esports Federation

    The World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) has teamed up with the Global Esports Federation (GEF) as an affiliate member of their global alliance. This move signifies not only the recognition by the WFFA of the growth and excitement of Freestyle and Street Football in the gaming world, but also the opportunity collectively to make a difference by promoting healthy, active lifestyles across the sector too.

    The WFFA echoes the GEF’s commitment in developing new platforms to evolve a real sport experience in this digital age. The undeniable power of sport elevated with technology can bring youth to sport and sport to youth.

    Dan Wood, Head of Global Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “The mission of the GEF is directly in line with that of ours. We want to inspire young people across the globe to embrace the gaming world, but to do so with a growth mindset and a conscious effort to get active.”

    Freestyle Football has been a hugely popular sport both in virtual and reality terms in the past decade. EA Sports’ FIFA Street series was a great success, which was followed by Volta in FIFA20 and the forthcoming FIFA21. On August 25th 2020, the brand new arcade game Street Power Football (www.streetpowergame.com) was launched to further propel the sport into the mainstream in a very exciting way.

    About The Global Esports Federation

    The Global Esports Federation (GEF) promotes the credibility, legitimacy and prestige of esports. It convenes athletes, players and the world’s publishers, developers, industry partners and sporting organizations on one inclusive platform.

    The GEF encourages and supports competition along with developing community and the connection between esports, virtual and traditional sports. The GEF counts on the support of a series of first-class brands and organisations, from around the world, including Chinese giant Tencent as founding global partner, gaming technology company Refract as global partner, and strategic partners of the likes of the Commonwealth Games Federation, the Olympic Council of Asia, the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR) and the Global Sports Innovation Center Powered by Microsoft (GSIC).

    For more information about the GEF, please visit www.globalesports.org.

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

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