F2Freestylers - Wikipedia

The F2Freestylers, also known as The F2, are a British freestyle football duo comprising former amateur footballers Billy Wingrove and Jeremy Lynch. F2Freestylers FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch BritishfootballersandYouTubers F2FreestylersLynchandWingroveshootingapromotionalvideoforSoccerAid2019Born WilliamJonathanWingrove[1](1982-12-17)17December1982(age 39)[2] JeremyAlistairLynch[1](1987-07-28)28July1987(age 34)[3] NationalityBritish[3][1]YouTubeinformationAlsoknownasTheF2[4]ChannelsF2Freestylers(2011–)F2FC(2017–2018)Years active2011–presentGenre Football gaming Subscribers13millionTotal views2.89billionAssociatedactsfreekickerz CreatorAwards 1,000,000subscribers 2015[5] 10,000,000subscribers 2019[5] Updated:May2020 Websitethef2.com TheF2Freestylers,alsoknownasTheF2,areaBritishfreestylefootballduocomprisingformeramateurfootballersBillyWingroveandJeremyLynch.[2][3]TheyarebestknownfortheirYouTubechannelwhichhasover13millionsubscribers.[6][7] Contents 1Earlycareers 1.1BillyWingrove 1.2JeremyLynch 2F2Freestylers 2.1YouTube 2.2Talentagencies 3Otherventures 4Publications 5References Earlycareers[edit] WingroveandLynchhavebeendescribedas"teenagerejects",havingbeenrejectedbytheacademiesofprofessionalfootballclubsintheiryouthsbeforefindingsuccessasinfluencersandYouTubefreestylefootballers.[6] BillyWingrove[edit] Wingrovecomesfromafootballingfamily,withhisfatherAlanbrieflyplayingintheyouthset-upsofTottenhamHotspurandArsenal,andhiscousin,GregLincoln,beingpartofthefirstteamsquadatArsenal—thoughLincolnneveractuallyplayedfortheclub.[8][9]WingrovehadatrialforTottenhamHotspuraged11,butwastoldhewastoosmallandthereforenotphysicallystrongenoughtomakeitatprofessionallevel.[9][6]Hebeganperformingfreestylefootballtoearnmoneywhilecontinuingtopursueafootballingcareer,playingatyouthlevelforEnfieldTownandthensemi-professionallyforWarefrom2004until2009.[6] WingrovewasthefirstprofessionalfreestylefootballertosignforaPremierLeagueclub,signingforTottenhamHotspur—whohadpreviouslyrejectedhimasayoungster—in2003,[10]forwhomhewouldperformathalf-timebreaksandcorporateeventsandoccasionallyfillinforfirst-teamplayersinadvertisements.[6][11] JeremyLynch[edit] Asateenager,LynchpurportedlyplayedinArsenal'sAcademy,beforelaterbeingreleased.[12]Heclaimstohavebeentold"ontheball,you'rethebestatthewholeclub...butofftheball,you'reoneoftheworst",[13]althoughsomepeoplehavequestionedtheveracityofthisclaimgiventhepresenceofplayerssuchasThierryHenry,RobertPiresandDennisBergkampintheArsenalsquadatthetime.[14]FormerprofessionalfootballerandArsenalacademygraduate,FabriceMuamba,didnotrecallLynchbeingpartofthesquadandshowedthatLynchdidnotappearinacademyphotographs.[15] Lynchbeganlearningfreestyleskillsandtricksin2000afterwatchingaNikecommercialfeaturingEdgarDavidsandDenílsondeOliveira.[7]Hefeaturedinthe2007documentaryfilmIntheHandsoftheGods,andreachedthesemi-finalsofBritain'sGotTalentin2008.[16] F2Freestylers[edit] TheF2warmingupataneventpriortothe2018UEFAChampionsLeagueFinal Eventually,WingroveandLynchdecidedtocommittomakingacareerinfreestylefootballasaduo,realisingtheywouldhavemoresuccessasamarketablepairingthanattemptingtopursuingcareersasprofessionalfootballers.[6] Together,theduohavebeeninvitedtoperformatanumberofhigh-profilefootballingevents,includingtheBallond'Orawardsceremony.[6]Theyhavefeaturedinseveralcharityfootballevents,[17]includingSoccerAidin2018,[16]whereLynchscoredfortheEnglandside,[18]andin2019inwhichLynchscoredtwice,againforEngland.[19].Lynchreturnedinthe2020SoccerAidmatchplayingfortheWorldXIduetohisJamaicanancestry.[20] In2017,thepairledateamofYouTubersandex-professionalfootballerscompetingunderthenameTekkersTownintheWembleyCupagainstHashtagUnited,[citationneeded]andin2018,theyenteredthecompetitionasF2FC,winninginthefinalagainstRebelFC.[21] YouTube[edit] TheF2withRealMadrid'sRodrygo,filmingapromotionalvideoforFIFA20 On8April2011,theduoregisteredtheirYouTubechannel,F2Freestylers,[5]onwhichtheypublishfreestylevideosandtutorialstoshowcasefootballskillsandtricks,oftenfeaturingcelebritiesandprofessionalfootballers,aswellasvideosrelatingtotheFIFAvideogameseries.[6]Asof5September2021,theirYouTubechannelhas13millionsubscribersand2.8billionviews.[5] AswellasearningmoneyfromYouTube'sad-revenuemonetisation,WingroveandLynch'svideosfeaturebrandendorsements;previoussponsorshipdealsincludeAdidasandCarlsberg.[22][6] DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,asambassadorsforSantanderUK,WingroveandLynchproducedaseriesofvideosdesignedtoimprovenumeracyandincreasephysicalactivityinlinewithUKcurriculumsforstudentsunabletoattendschoolduringlockdown.[23] In2018,WingroveandLynchproducedaYouTubeoriginalseries,titledF2FindingFootball,whichwasstreamedonYouTubePremium.[24]Theseries,whichfeaturesanumberofcelebrityguests,[25]waswellreceivedandwasnominatedforaDaytimeEmmyAwardforanOutstandingTravelandAdventureProgramaswellastwoStreamyAwards.[26] Talentagencies[edit] In2018,WingroveandLynchestablishedafootballmanagementagency,F2Talent,despiteneitherbeingalicensedintermediarywiththeFA.Theagencycourtedcontroversyovertheuseofaphotopublicisinganewlysignedyoungplayer,violatingtheFA'spolicytonotpromoteplayersundertheageof15.[22] Alsoin2018,theduofoundedF2Revolution,anagencyaimedatrecruiting'socialtalent'.[22] Otherventures[edit] Lynchsignedashort-termsemi-professionalcontractwithBillericayTownin2017,playingintheIsthmianPremierLeague.[12]Heregisteredhisfirstgoalfortheclubon3October2017,scoringBillericay'sfifthgoalina6–1winagainstHungerfordTownintheFACup.[27]Afterbeingabsentfromtheteamforseveralmatchesinlate2017,theclubrevealedonTwitterthatithadbeenagreedwithLynchthathisworkaspartoftheF2FreestylerswouldtakepriorityoverplayingforBillericay.[28] LynchalsopostsshortvideostohisTikTokaccount,onwhichhehasafollowingofover11.3millionusers.[29][30] Publications[edit] WingroveandLynchhaveauthoredthefollowingbookspublishedbyBonnierBooksLtd:[31] F2Freestylers(18November2016).F2WorldofFootball:HowtoPlayLikeaPro.ISBN 978-1-911-27444-5. F2Freestylers(27July2017).F2FootballAcademy:TakeYourGametotheNextLevel.ISBN 978-1-911-60008-4. F2Freestylers(19October2017).F2GalaxyofFootball:AttackoftheFootballCyborgs.ISBN 978-1-911-60000-8. F2Freestylers(31August2018).F2WorldClass:FootballTipsandTricksForTheWorldStage.ISBN 978-1-788-70026-9. F2Freestylers(17October2019).F2UltimateFootballer:ProFootballersSecretTipsRevealed.ISBN 978-1-788-70258-4. 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