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<\/p>\nSidemen 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
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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
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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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