Thursday, 6 October 2016

The wonderful football freestyling world of Indi Cowie

The 22-year-old from Boca Raton is one of the world’s top women in freestyle soccer. Luis Miguel Echegaray meets her – and watches open-mouthed

One of the first things that comes to mind, sitting across from Indi Cowie, who’s dressed in her familiar colorful soccer attire, is how mature and focused she is. Then again, maybe it’s not such a surprise, considering all she’s accomplished in the world of soccer freestyling – and all by the age of 22.

Cowie’s impressive resumé has seen her travel and perform across the world, and her talents have given her the opportunity to meet and connect with the biggest names in sport. She’s done half-time shows at Old Trafford in front of 76,000 people, and she took part Mia Hamm’s Celebrity Soccer Challenge with Kobe Bryant and Pep Guardiola.

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from Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2dwwgIP