Billy Wingrove

Laugh at the impossible and then make the impossible, possible!

Sport

Football Freestyle

Nickname

Billy Whiz

Favourite quote

'Laugh at the impossible and then make the impossible, possible!'

Biography

I come from a football family, I was born on the famous White Hart Lane close to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, where my Dad once played for Spurs and my cousin for bitter rivals Arsenal. I shared their talent for the game and played semi-professional football but even though I was always pretty good, due to my small size and frame, I was never really given the chance to become a pro, so I just kept practicing my tricks.

After working as a football coach for the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and other coaching schools, I began my football freestyle career in 2002 after reaching the semi-finals of the Nike Freestyle Competition in London.

I went on to perform at various events and on TV shows such as 'Dream team' on Sky One and kids channels Disney and Nickelodeon, before signing for Tottenham Hotspur in December 2003 as their Official Football Freestyler.

Who was your biggest influence?

Myself.

What is your proudest moment?

Meeting Ronaldinho.

What is your top tip for young people wanting to participate in sport?

Laugh at the impossible and then make the impossible, possible!

What is your favourite music/band?

Usher.

Achievements

I have performed at some of the biggest sporting events, in the UK, Europe and worldwide. I have performed skills at Premiership, La liga and Serie A matches, and also at International qualifiers and friendlies involving England, Brazil, France and Wales.

My biggest freestyle performance came at the World Cup final Fanfest at the Brandenburg gates in Berlin in 2006. During half time, I had to entertain a crowd of over 250,000 spanning across 3 miles (A world record live audience for a football performance) with my football freestyle show.

 

Share, bookmark and save Sport England articles and features. What's this?

Email a friend this page

*Required fields

Expand Sport England at a glance...