Wednesday 22nd February 2006
Billy Wingrove is one of the world's top football freestylers.
His keepy uppy and football skills are more amazing than any of the world's top footballer's.
Since reaching the last four from 32,000 contestants at the Nike football freestyle event in London, 2002, Billy has been appearing on TV shows, commercials, advertisements, promotions, exhibitions and football matches all over the world.
His captivating talents, marketable looks and likeable manner has attracted some of the world's top brands to use Billy to capture the attention of any audience.
In December 2004, Billy became the first ever freestyler to be signed up as a Professional Football Feestyler, when he joined Premiership giants Tottenham Hotspur.
He now travels around the country visiting schools, sports centres and football clubs as part of Tottenham's football in the community programme, teaching his football freestyle tricks to kids of all ages. Billy also travels with Tottenham's first team abroad to help with the marketing and PR of the club.
Billy has been used by major brands on TV commercials for European, Far East and worldwide campaigns. He is also the face of the hit game Keepy Uppy, both here in the UK and in Japan.
He has appeared on commercials and at exhibitions with some of the world's top footballers including Ronaldinhio, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zaltan Ibrahimovic, Ono, Jermain Defoe & Robbie Keane.
Billy has performed his football freestyle skills live for all of the top children's TV shows, including Blue Peter, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and ITV's Ministry of Mayhem.
He also been featured across much of the UK's media including The Independent on Sunday, The Guardian online, The Evening Standard, 442, Match and many local publications.
Billy has recently been used by the FA for half time on-pitch entertainment for England games and will be featured in some way for this summer's World Cup.
David Jensen Photography:
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