Freestylers
Sean is so good he doesn’t need a surname (not only that, it’s also pronounced ‘c-ann’). What that man can’t do with a football isn’t worth describing and the Red Bull Street Style champion of 2008 is showing off his skills alongside fellow street-styler Wass. Together, you’ll just about want to kill them, or else quietly mutter the words, ‘yeah, I can do that,’ before slinking away.
Sean and Wass, Adnec Dec 12, 5.30pm-6.30pm; freestyle shows Dec 10-12
Beachy fun
Held on the beach pitch, there are sessions available for you to have a go at beach soccer between 11am and 3pm every day of the fair. There is also an initiation into the magical world of footie volley (from 5pm everyday) – yep, it’s basically volleyball with your feet and about as difficult as it sounds. Good luck.
Footie cups
There’s more than one football tournament this month – in fact there’s about a dozen at Footie Abu Dhabi, from street football to their very own world cup. All the finals are held on December 12. We say check out the footie-volley exhibition and get some tips.
Adnec, Dec 12, from 11.30am
Footie Allstars
Quite which players will be taking part in the Footie Allstars game was unknown at time of going to press, but we know of a fair few big names set to be appearing in the capital during the exhibition, including current Chelsea star Nicholas Anelka, as well as legends from the past such as Marcel Desailly and Emmanuel Petit. There is even a rumour going around that enigmatic French football-maestro-turned-actor Eric Cantona could well make an appearance. Zut alors!
Adnec, Dec 12, from 6.30pm
Activities area
Yes, the activities are many and various, from one-on-one pitches, target practice and football-tennis to fusbal and something baffling called acrobranch – in other words a zipline. What that’s got to do with football we’re not sure, but if you’re feeling fit, you can always do agility tests and end up embarrassing yourself in front of your loved one. That’s always fun.
Adnec, Dec 10-12 Footie Abu Dhabi takes place at Adnec from December 10-12
