{"id":291739,"date":"2023-09-08T09:39:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291739"},"modified":"2023-09-08T09:39:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T09:39:31","slug":"sidemen-manager-billy-wingrove-joined-tottenham-as-pro-football-freestyler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/sidemen-manager-billy-wingrove-joined-tottenham-as-pro-football-freestyler\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidemen manager Billy Wingrove joined Tottenham as ‘pro football freestyler’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sidemen manager Billy Wingrove made history as the Premier League's first freestyle coach years before making it big with F2 Freestylers.<\/p>\n

The 40-year-old online sensation will take charge of the Sidemen FC squad at the London Stadium on Saturday after leading them to an 8-7 win at the Valley over the YouTube All-Stars last year.<\/p>\n

Wingrove, best known for being half of F2 alongside Jeremy Lynch, kicked off a career in the sport back in 2003 despite failing to impress during a trial at his boyhood club.<\/p>\n

Brushing off that disappointment, he became the first professional freestyle footballer to sign for a Premier League club in the form of Tottenham while in his teens, helping youngsters and even performing during half-time breaks and at corporate events.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: KSI taunted in his Emirates box by IShowSpeed \u2013 before Arsenal fan gets the last laugh<\/b><\/p>\n

He said at the time: "I started with a small football when I was much younger – if you do that, by the time you get to a bigger one it becomes a lot easier – and I've been practising all my life.<\/p>\n

"Now all of a sudden it has become my job. When I was about 16 I entered a freestyle competition and got to the semi-finals out of about 30,000 contestants.<\/p>\n

"An agent then approached me and asked if I would like to do it professionally and things have gone on from there."<\/p>\n

Who is the most famous star taking part in the Sidemen fixture? Tell us in the comments section below.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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It was in 2011 that his career went to the next level with F2, who have since brought in 14 million subscribers and over three billion views.<\/p>\n

He has also branched out into the Wingrove family YouTube channel which has over a million subscribers, filming videos with wife Katie and their three young children.<\/p>\n

Putting his channels to one side this weekend, Wingrove will oversee the likes of KSI, Miniminter, Behzinga, Vikkstar123 and more as they look for a fourth win from five events. <\/p>\n

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Wingrove was the boss back in 2022 for the first match in four years, with Mark Goldbridge again his opposite number.<\/p>\n

Other stars involved include Speed, Theo Baker, MrBeast, Chunkz and Yung Filly, with the game being streamed on the Sidemen YouTube Channel from the home of West Ham.<\/p>\n

Wingrove and Lynch have managed to find success with F2 despite supporting north London rivals.<\/p>\n

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\u00a322 a month<\/p>\n

He told Spurs on his return to the ground in 2021: "With me and Jez it's fun cause obviously he's a big Arsenal fans and I'm a huge Spurs fan.<\/p>\n

"During the year we can have banter about it but when Spurs player Arsenal with literally don't talk.<\/p>\n

"We tried once, one memory was in the old stadium the banter between us when from playful to now we're getting serious we need to cut this out!"<\/p>\n

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