Freestyle football, also known as freestyle soccer in North America, is the art of expressing yourself with a football, while performing various tricks with any part of the body. Similar in style to keepie uppie, kemari and the ball discipline of rhythmic gymnastics, it has become a widespread sport across the world and is practised by many people.

Freestyle football has existed since the early 1900s, but it has seen a surge in popularity do to the mass media attention. Since the turn of the millenium Nike released the Joga Bonito trend. Which seen many professional players feature in Freestyle Football. Joga Bonito which means "Play Beautifully" was the start of this massive sport.

Their are many different freestyle tricks but they are all divided into specific categories.

Lowerbody/Air Moves - This is the most popular with the new generation of freestylers. The ball is kept aloft using mainly the feet and legs. This style is considered to be the most difficult and the one that gives a multitude of opportunities to come up with new moves and impressive combinations.

Upperbody - This style is very popular in Japan and Russia. Most tricks are done with the head, chest and shoulders.

Sitting/Sit Down - This style has become well known. All tricks are executed while sitting on the floor with your legs in the air, and the inability to move after the ball greatly increases the difficulty of any trick performed.

Groundmoves - These are normal football moves, but then executed without an opponent. Skillful players can make the performance of groundmoves seem like a choreographed dance.

Special - This style has been introduced recently and refers to the acrobatic or break dance moves performed with a football that are becoming more popular in the freestyle football world