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Roma International Freestyle Cup 2024

	To sign up, fill in the official registration form on GameDay
	Find all the official results of the competition on Tournify

Great news for freestylers in Italy – and the whole world, as a new event is coming up in 2024: the Roma International Freestyle Cup is around the corner!

This open tournament will take place on May 18th and 19th starting at 15h CET at the Designer Outlet Castel Romano, in Rome, Italy. The event will be open both to males and females in separate brackets and include the following categories:

1×1 Battles
Challenge
Sick Three
Kill the Beat
Iron Man & Woman

The registration fee is 30€ and offers full access to all categories, as well as lunch and injury insurance.

The winners will get awesome awards, including a ticket to fly to Super Ball 2024 for the Italian freestyler with the best result in the 1×1 Battles tournament!

For more information, follow the official Instagram account of the tournament at @romainternationalfreestylecup or send an email to the organisers at romaifcup@gmail.com.

Support documents

Are you willing to compete in this event? Then make sure to check the files in the list below: they include all the information you may need to make the most out of your trip!

		Transport and accommodation: looking for a ride to the event and a place to sleep there? Check this one-pager to find all the relevant info!
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List of participants

Do you want to know who you’ll be up against in this awesome event? Have a look at the list of confirmed participants below: we will update it weekly every Friday!

Name	Surname	Gender	Country
Giovanni	Servillo	Male	Italy
Peter	Lencioni	Male	United States
Kalle	Kaskismaa	Male	Finland
TommasoDaigoro	De Bernardi	Male	Italy
Markus	Johansson	Male	Sweden
Dominik	Fiolek	Male	Poland
Simone	Amati	Male	Italy
Gabriele	Spina	Male	Italy
Joe	Ashworth	Male	United Kingdom
Joshua	Meehan	Male	Luxembourg
Luca	Corliano’	Male	Italy
Robin	Stafwerfeldt	Male	Sweden
Mariano	Olino	Male	Italy
Adrian	Zagorski	Male	Poland
Olivier	Grodecki	Male	Poland
Marek	Hrabovsky	Male	Czech Republic
Lukasz	Calus	Male	Poland
Matteo	Consolo	Male	Italy
Daniel	Komanek	Male	Czech Republic
Stefano	Ghidoni	Male	Italy

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

February 28, 2024

Pulse Sopot 2024

	To sign up, fill in the official registration form on GameDay
	Find all the official results of the competition on Tournify

After the great success of the 2023 Pulse Series, it’s time to kickstart yet another brilliant season of Freestyle Football: Pulse Sopot, the European qualifier for the Finals of the World Freestyle Football Championship, is around the corner!

This new instalment of the Pulse Series will take place in the city of Sopot, in Poland. The qualifiers will be held on June 8th; the Finals will happen on the next day, June 9th. The best 10 freestylers (5 males and 5 females) will earn themselves a trip to the World Freestyle Football Championship!

This Pulse Event will host a 1×1 battles competition open to all freestylers from the European region. To ensure that their country is eligible for this competition, freestylers can check the official Regional Division of the WFFA.

The signups process this event will open on February 19th and close on June 3rd; there will be no extensions, so all athletes who haven’t signed up by the end of the registration period will not be allowed to compete.

The WFFA has set up a refund policy for registrations for all Pulse Events: athletes who can’t travel due to a justified reason (i.e. sickness, injury or denial of travel visa) can ask for their money back, but in the case of the Sopot event, only before May 15th.

We expect all participants to sign up using the GameDay widget, the link to which is available above; however, if a freestyler finds issues in the payment process or doesn’t have the ability to pay via credit card or PayPal, we kindly ask them to send us an email at pulse-series@thewffa.org and we’ll find an alternative solution for them.

All athletes are reminded that it is not possible to participate in two Pulse Events in the same year; however, if a freestyler signs up for a qualifier and gets injured before having been able to compete in it, they will be allowed to move their registration to Pulse Online later in the year.

The organising committee strongly recommends all athletes who need a visa to get their invitation letter first using the widget available below. Once they are cleared to travel, they may sign up as participants.

Athletes under the age of 18 will be allowed to participate, but they will need to upload a signed Parental Form at the end of the registration process. For more details, check the links below!

Support documents

Are you willing to compete in this event? Then make sure to check the files in the list below: they include all the information you may need to make the most out of your trip!

		Parental form: a necessary document for all under-18 freestylers, to be uploaded at the end of the registration process via GameDay
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		Athlete Handbook: find all the information about this event in a single place, including details about the location, the host city, the local culture… and much more! (In process)
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		Afterparty: make sure to be at the right place at the right time for the event afterparty! (In process)

Registered participants

Do you want to know who you’ll be up against in this awesome event? Have a look at the list of confirmed participants below: we will update it weekly every Friday!

Name	Surname	Gender	Country
Szabados	Adam	Hungary	Male
Mohammad	Akbari	Poland	Male
Joe	Ashworth	United Kingdom	Male
Patrick	Baeurer	Germany	Male
Anastasia	Bagaglini	Italy	Female
Daniel	Bejmowicz	Poland	Male
Benoit	Bergasse	France	Male
Emmi	Bjorn	Finland	Female
Tim	Bonnarens	Belgium	Male
Chris Bennet	Broeker	Germany	Male
Michal	Brzezicki	Poland	Male
Nolan	Cacheux	France	Male
Lukasz	Calus	Poland	Male
Konrad	Ciesiolkiewicz	Poland	Male
Yoanna	Dallier	France	Female
Julia	Damilak	Poland	Female
Markus	Downhill	United Kingdom	Male
Konrad	Dybas	Poland	Male
Tristan	Gac	France	Male
Arina	Gerovskaya	Russia	Female
Robert	Gomola	Poland	Male
Olivier	Grodecki	Poland	Male
Robert	Guzik	Poland	Male
Sindre	Herre Hansen	Norway	Male
Marek	Hrabovsky	Czech Republic	Male
Becka	Hugill	United Kingdom	Female
Alex	Hyland-Cid	United Kingdom	Male
Jasmijn	Janssen	Netherlands	Female
Dawid	Jarzebowski	Poland	Male
Sofie	Johannsen	Denmark	Female
Lamar	Johnson	United Kingdom	Male
Temesi	Karesz	Hungary	Male
Kalle	Kaskismaa	Finland	Male
Dawid	Koczur	Poland	Male
Daniel	Komanek	Czech Republic	Male
Pawel	Kwit	Poland	Male
Piotr	Labuda	Poland	Male
Sigve	Lamark Monsen	Norway	Male
Max	Lawson	United Kingdom	Male
Marco	Le Bouteiller	France	Male
Bartlomiej	Mamica	Poland	Male
Andrey	Maretski	Belarus	Male
Jesse	Marlet	Netherlands	Male
Pawel	Marucha	Poland	Male
Patryk	Mecik	Poland	Male
Volha	Miraliubava	Belarus	Female
Aguska	Mnich	Poland	Female
Mateusz	Morawiec	Poland	Male
Simon Levin	Mueller	Switzerland	Male
Adam	Nadolny	Poland	Male
Jakub	Nekuda	Czech Republic	Male
Patryk	Nocon	Poland	Male
Michal	Nowacki	Poland	Male
Grzegorz	Noworolnik	Poland	Male
Joachim	Oudin	France	Male
Marcin	Paruch	Poland	Male
Bartek	Pawluczuk	Poland	Male
Denis	Popovichenko	Poland	Male
Jaromir	Poprawa	Poland	Male
Lucie	Quinton	France	Female
Kamil	Raczy	Poland	Male
Nicolas	Riviere	France	Male
Grzegorz	Rygulski	Poland	Male
Sergio	Sanchez	Spain	Male
Jakob	Semajer-Garic	Denmark	Male
Denys	Semenenko	Ukraine	Male
Joan	Sitjar	Spain	Male
Jiri	Stavinoha	Czech Republic	Male
Dominika	Turkowska	Poland	Female
Jonathan	van Rijsbergen	Netherlands	Male
Rebeka	Vertes	Hungary	Female
Leon	Vizan	United Kingdom	Male
Krzysiek	Wierzbinski	Poland	Male
Isabel	Wilkins	United Kingdom	Female
Mateusz	Wlodarczyk	Poland	Male
Adrian	Zagorski	Poland	Male
Adam	Zaworski	Poland	Male

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

February 19, 2024

The WFFA presents its Freestyle Football Workshops program for educational institutions

The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the launch of a new initiative aimed at offering Freestyle Football Workshops to schools, sports academies, youth centres and all kinds of educational institutions worldwide. In collaboration with trained coaches and professional freestylers, the WFFA aims to inspire and empower the next generation of athletes through these engaging and educational workshops.

The new program offers two levels of engagement: the Free Starter Pack, with basic tools to present the sport to kids and teachers, and the Live Capacity Building Training, which provides an immersive session with world-class freestylers. These options provide institutions of all sizes and backgrounds with the flexibility to choose the kind of support that best fits their needs and budget, ensuring a seamless and enriching experience for participants of all ages and levels.

Minna Marlo, Head of Development at the WFFA, said: “We’re thrilled to introduce our Freestyle Football Workshop program, which represents a significant step forward in our mission to promote the sport’s values and opportunities to young people everywhere. By providing tailored workshops and resources, we’re equipping educators and community leaders with the tools they need to engage and inspire the next generation.”

Visit our Online Form to learn more about the program and request a workshop. For more details about the development offering of the WFFA, please contact development@thewffa.org.

For more information about the activities of the WFFA, follow its official channels to get the latest updates!

February 6, 2024
The WFFA announces the locations of the 2024 Pulse Events
The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the location and the corresponding slots of all events of the 2024 Pulse Series, the official continental championships that act as qualifiers for the World Freestyle Football Championship.

After the massive success of the first edition of the series, this second instalment will travel again to all continents (North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific) and feature an Online tournament for those freestylers living in remote countries or who couldn’t join their closest Pulse Event due to injury.

The 2024 Pulse Series will take place between June and October in the following locations:
- Sopot (Poland)
- Lagos (Nigeria)
- Mexico City (Mexico)
- Córdoba (Argentina)
- Jakarta (Indonesia)
Following the usual policy of the Pulse Series, all freestylers will be able to choose whether they compete in a physical event or in Pulse Online. However, once a decision is made, there will be no second chance: no freestyler will be allowed to participate in two different Pulse Events in the same season.

In 2024, unlike in the first edition of the global series, no freestyler will be allowed to compete in a Pulse Event outside their region; this means that freestylers from the Americas will need to compete either in Pulse CDMX if they are from North American nations or in Pulse Córdoba if they hold the nationality of a South American country. For more details about the Regional Division of the WFFA, please check the corresponding file, available on the Rules & Regulations section of our website.

The participation numbers and the competitive record of the athletes from each region in 2023 have been taken into account to allocate the spots for the 2024 edition of the Series, resulting in a small modification; one of the slots available for female freestylers in Asia-Pacific has been moved to South America, as depicted in the chart below.

The exact details of all individual Pulse Events, as well as the registration process, will be announced on the WFFA channels in the coming weeks. More information will also be made available on the official Event Calendar on our website. For further questions, please send an email to pulse-series@thewffa.org – and follow the official channels of the WFFA to stay up to date!

For more information about the activities of the WFFA, follow its official channels to get the latest updates!
February 1, 2024
The WFFA opens the bidding process for the host destinations of the 2025 competitive circuit

The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the opening of the bidding process to select the cities that will host the major events of the official Freestyle Football competitive circuit during the 2025 season, including the five physical competitions of the Pulse Series and the jewel of the crown of the tour – the World Freestyle Football Championship.

The Pulse Series of Continental Championships will not only crown the very best freestylers on each continent of the world, but also work as a qualifier for the official World Freestyle Football Championship. These events provide two days of action-packed fun for a live audience, as well as reaching a digital audience of over 200 million GenZ eyeballs worldwide.

Just as in 2024, all applicants will be required to follow a process that will allow the WFFA experts to evaluate their proposal, including not just the physical facilities the host destinations can offer to the participant athletes but also the values and adequacy of the candidacy.

The selection procedure will feature four stages, during which the candidates will be asked to provide key information about their proposal. The process will include the reception of all expressions of interest by June 21st, the confirmation of shortlisted destinations announced on July 1st, site visits to all shortlisted options before September 27th, and the announcement of the selected host destinations at the World Freestyle Football Championship 2024.

For more details about the tender process of the 2025 Freestyle Football global circuit, please visit the dedicated page on the WFFA website at www.thewffa.org/2025-tender.

Dan Wood, Head of Partnerships of the WFFA, said: “Off the back of the World Freestyle Football Championship 2023 in Nairobi, which was live-streamed on TikTok, we now have more GenZ eyeballs on the events than ever before. Over 300M people worldwide engage with the content from the events, which presents a huge opportunity for Destinations to showcase themselves. We want to encourage any destination worldwide to get creative and be a part of our future with unique venues and experiences for the athletes.”

Lucaso Škoda, Head of Operations of the WFFA, added: “Freestyle Football events adapt to essentially any environment, and I would love to see more mid-sized towns and cities welcome the sport. We have worked with some fantastic Destinations in the past and really enjoy promoting where we travel with the athletes, so we’re really looking forward to doing the same with new, fantastic places!”.

For more information about the activities of the WFFA, follow its official channels to get the latest updates!

January 30, 2024
Online Female Sitdown Competition 2024

Find all the official results of the competition on Tournify

Great news for female freestylers all around the world: the Online Female Sitdown Competition is back in 2024!

This tournament will take place between February 18th and June 2nd, and it will be on a fully online basis. The event will be open to female freestylers from all continents and levels!

Registration is free: to participate, you only need to send your qualification video to ofc@thewffa.org before February 18th, 2024!

For more information, follow the Instagram accounts of the organisers at @wearefemalefreestylers and send them a DM, or send an email to ofc@thewffa.org!

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

January 27, 2024
The WFFA partners with Major Events International to bring Freestyle Football to new amazing destinations
The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today a new partnership with the prestigious British agency Major Events International (MEI), aimed at connecting the WFFA with cities and event organisers globally. Thanks to this agreement, the WFFA will be able to present the benefits of the events of its global competitive circuit to key stakeholders in the industry and bring Freestyle Football to the most amazing destinations in the world.

The partnership’s inaugural engagement will feature a delegation of the WFFA travelling to Lausanne, Switzerland to take part in the upcoming Hosts and Federations Summit organised by MEI, which will be held between June 17th and 20th, 2024.

Dan Wood, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, explained: “MEI are renowned globally for their ability to connect extraordinary destinations with the most exciting sports properties in the world. With the interest in Freestyle Football events growing at a tremendous rate in recent times, we believe the partnership with them offers us a magnificent opportunity to bring our sport to fantastic new cities and countries.”

Dennis Mills, CEO at Major Events International, said: “We are excited to be working with the WFFA and bringing their events to a new network of potential hosts going forward. Their attendance at the Hosts and Federations Summit will afford them the opportunity to chat with our host city network face to face.”

About Major Events International

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Major Events International (MEI) specialises in helping sports rights holders, host cities, government agencies and suppliers succeed in the opportunities arising from bidding for, and hosting, major sporting events.

MEI provide a single point of contact for support helping rights holders to mitigate risk, minimise cost and increase revenues and fan engagement; delivered via proactive key account management and, where necessary consultancy.

For more information about Major Events International, please contact enquiries@majoreventsint.com or visit their channels:
- Website: www.majoreventsinternational.com
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For more information about the activities of the WFFA, follow its official channels to get the latest updates!
January 26, 2024
Armenia, Bangladesh, Cuba and El Salvador join the Global Network

The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the inclusion of four new members to its most precious structure, the Global Network: Armenia, in Europe, Bangladesh, in Asia-Pacific, and Cuba and El Salvador, in Central America-Caribbean, have officially joined the list of communities that help the WFFA shape and evolve the sport of Freestyle Football around the world.

Four renowned freestylers and respected figures in their local communities (Hayk Aghaqaryan in Armenia, Salim Sadman Sii in Bangladesh, Hugo Manuel Corcho in Cuba and Kenneth Zelaya in El Salvador) will become the new Country Leaders of these three nations, the latest to join an organisation that now spans across 117 countries in all inhabited continents.

Pekko ‘PeGe’ Piirto, Head of the Global Network, said: “It’s with great pleasure that we welcome another four nations to our Network. The four selected Country Leaders are true freestylers at heart, with a strong love for our sport and a great desire to help it grow and develop. We are really looking forward to working together with all of them!”.

Steve Elias, President of the WFFA, added: “I am really happy and proud to see how the Global Network, the most important tool we have at the Association to help our sport develop, keeps growing unstoppably. We can now cater to communities and individuals across over 100 countries, and we want to keep expanding our reach to offer the best possible support to every single freestyler on the planet”.

The task to build and consolidate the Global Network doesn’t end here: new additions are currently in the making, with individuals in several countries having presented their credentials to join the organisation. The Freestyle Football community can expect more exciting updates very soon!

For more information about the activities of the WFFA, follow its official channels to get the latest updates!

January 23, 2024
The WFFA renews the bond with its 15 Key Leaders around the world
The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the renewal of its 15 Key Leaders, the backbone of the Global Network across the five continents. The respected individuals that conform to this list, a mix of current and former athletes of all ages and origins, will act yet another year as the connection between the Global Team and Board of the WFFA and the local communities in the 117 countries where the Association has a representative.

The list of Key Leaders, available on the specific page of our official website, features:
- Tom Kentta (Australia), taking care of Oceania
- Phat Nguyen Ngoc (Vietnam), taking care of Southeastern Asia
- Akinobu Konime (Japan), taking care of Northeastern Asia
- Aarish Ansari (India), taking care of Central Asia
- Ahmadreza Falsafi (Iran), taking care of the Middle East
- Simon Atli Larsen (Denmark), taking care of the Nordics
- Maël Kevin Fortin (Poland/France), taking care of Central Europe
- Anas el Arroudi (Spain), taking care of Western Europe
- Pekko ‘PeGe’ Piirto (Finland), taking care of Eastern Europe
- Soufiane Msalek (Morocco), taking care of Northern Africa
- Joel Asare (Ghana), taking care of Central Africa
- Ashley Mkhize (South Africa), taking care of Southern Africa
- Carlos ‘Charly’ Iacono (Argentina), taking care of South America
- Julio Cisneros (Costa Rica), taking care of Central America and the Caribbean
- Vincent ‘Spinny Vinny’ Grady (USA), taking care of North America
Pekko ‘PeGe’ Piirto, the Head of the Global Network, said: “It’s a massive honour for us to have these fifteen extraordinary individuals liaising with the different Freestyle Football communities across the world. Their role is instrumental in the success of an organisation of such cultural diversity as the WFFA, and therefore we are extremely thankful for their commitment and hard work. We’re really looking forward to yet another successful season this 2024!”.

To learn more about the structure and history of the WFFA, please visit the corresponding page on our website.

For more information about the activities of the WFFA, follow its official channels to get the latest updates!
January 17, 2024
Vietnam Freestyle Football Championship 2023

Check the official results of the tournament on Tournify: click on the logo for more details!

Great news for all Vietnamese freestylers: the 2023 edition of the Vietnam Freestyle Football Championship is around the corner!

This National event will take place on January 6th starting at 2 pm ICT at the Trần Quốc Tuấn High School in the city of Hanoi. The competition will include a tournament of 1×1 Battles.

Registration costs $8 USD.

For more information, contact the organiser, Nguyen Ngoc Phat, at @phatfreestyle and send him a DM!

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

January 5, 2024

Tag: freestyle soccer

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