2022 World Cup: A freestyler's journey from birthday parties to Qatar

Name: 2022 World Cup: A freestyler's journey from birthday parties to Qatar
Uploaded: 2022-12-14T11:42:24.000Z
Duration: 1 min 16 s
Description: Two-time Irish Freestyle Football champion Sam Madden tells BBC Sport about his journey from performing at children's birthday parties to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Two-time Irish Freestyle Football champion Sam Madden tells BBC Sport about his journey from performing at children's birthday parties to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Madden, 26, spent three weeks showing off his skills at stadiums and fan zones at the World Cup after initially taking up the sport when he watched videos of Brazilian great Ronaldinho.

World Cup

14 December 2022