Famous football players watched Soufiane Touzani's videos, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and who else?
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Soufiane Touzani Soufiane Touzani (born 27 October 1986) is a Dutch-Moroccan freestyle footballer and television host from Rotterdam. He introduced new football tricks and because of this he became the pioneer of modern freestyle football. In 2005, he uploaded a video on YouTube and this became an international success with millions of views. The video also caught the attention of Electronic Arts (EA Games) and they asked him to perform the tricks for the PlayStation game Fifa Street. Famous football players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie watched his videos. Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar even performed some of his tricks: Touzani Around the World and a trick called “New Shit”. His popularity rose and because of that he received invitations from several countries to show his tricks. He performed worldwide and the pinnacle was a performance with Ronaldinho in a full San Siro Stadium.
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Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry (] ; born 17 August 1977) is a retired French professional footballer who played as a forward and is the second assistant manager of the Belgium national team. He played for Monaco, Juventus, Barcelona, New York Red Bulls and spent eight years at Arsenal where he is the club's all-time record goalscorer. At international level he represented France and is his country's record goalscorer.
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Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman (] ; born 21 March 1963) is a former Dutch footballer and the current manager of English club Everton. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman. A composed player on the ball, Koeman was capable of being deployed both as a defender and as a midfielder, and he frequently played as a sweeper, due to his vision and his ability on the ball. Regarded as one of the best and most prolific attacking central defenders of all time, Koeman was renowned for his long-range passing, as well as his shooting accuracy and power from distance, especially on free kicks, and is the top scoring defender in world football; he was also an accurate penalty kick taker.
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Christian Vieri Christian "Bobo" Vieri (] ; born 12 July 1973) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre forward.
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Steve McManaman Steven "Steve" McManaman (born 11 February 1972) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder, winger and playmaker for Liverpool, Real Madrid and Manchester City. McManaman is the most decorated English footballer to have played for a club abroad, with the UEFA website stating that "of all England's footballing exports in the modern era, none was as successful as McManaman". He is currently a co-commentator on BT Sport football coverage.
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Kalidou Koulibaly Kalidou Koulibaly (born 20 June 1991) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as defender for Serie A club Napoli and the Senegal national football team, usually as a centre-back. A large, quick and physically strong yet elegant player, he is recognised for his aerial prowess, anticipation, passing ability and versatility, as he can play both as a central defender, or as a full-back on either the right or left flank, in both a three or four-man defence; he has even been deployed as a defensive midfielder. His playing style has earned him the nicknames "K2" and "The Wall" from his fans.
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Benoît Cheyrou Benoît Cheyrou (born 3 May 1981) is a French football player who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. He plays as a central midfielder and often acts as a deep-lying playmaker for the attack. Cheyrou is known for his vision, distribution, and assists. He is a former French youth international having represented his nation at under-19, under-20, and under-21 level. Cheyrou is the younger brother of former French international Bruno Cheyrou, who formerly played for English club Liverpool, and is currently a sports broadcaster. The younger Cheyrou earned his first call up to the national team on 25 February 2010, but is yet to play for France.
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Mohamed Fofana Mohamed Fofana (born 7 March 1985 in Gonesse, Val-d'Oise) is a French-born Malian football defender of Guinean and/or Malian or Ivorian descent, who plays for French side RC Lens.
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Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé (born 27 September 1978 in Paris) is a French-born Cameroonian former [[Association football|footballer]
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Moustapha Salifou Moustapha Salifou (born 1 June 1983) is a Togolese footballer who plays mostly as a midfielder. He currently plays in Germany for Türkspor Augsburg in the Landesliga Bayern-Südwest, as well as the Togo national football team. Salifou is best known for representing Togo at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and spending four years at English Premier League club Aston Villa.
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2006 FIFA World Player of the Year The 2006 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to the Italian Fabio Cannavaro for the first time. He finished ahead of the retired Midfielder Zinédine Zidane, who won the Golden Ball at the World Cup and the winner of the last FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho in the final round of voting.
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Eyemen Henaini Eyemen Samir Henaini (born May 4, 1984 in Saint-Raphaël) is a French football player of Algerian origin.
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Érika Érika Cristiano dos Santos (born 4 February 1988), commonly known as Érika, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazilian women's national team. Versatile Érika played as a forward for her clubs and Brazil's youth teams, but mainly as a central defender or "volante" (defensive midfielder) for the senior national team. She was part of Brazil's silver medal-winning team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and also played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 London Olympics.
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Philippe Montanier Philippe Montanier (born 15 November 1964) is French former footballer and manager. Montanier is one of a growing number of managers to have played as a goalkeeper in their earlier career; others include Leonid Slutsky, Walter Zenga and Julen Lopetegui.
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Didier Deschamps Didier Claude Deschamps (] ; born 15 October 1968) is a retired French footballer and current manager of the France national team. He played as a defensive midfielder for several clubs, in France, Italy, England and Spain, such as Marseille, Juventus, Chelsea and Valencia, as well as Nantes and Bordeaux. Nicknamed "the water-carrier" by former France team-mate Eric Cantona, Deschamps was an intelligent and hard-working defensive midfielder who excelled at winning back possession and subsequently starting attacking plays, and also stood out for his leadership throughout his career. As a French international, he was capped on 103 occasions and took part at three UEFA European Football Championships and one FIFA World Cup, captaining his nation to victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
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Alphonse Soppo Alphonse Soppo (born 15 May 1985, in Yaoundé, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian football midfielder who plays for Rudar Pljevlja.
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Gaúcho (footballer) Luís Carlos Tóffoli, usually nicknamed Gaúcho (7 March 1964 – 17 March 2016), was a Brazilian football player (centre forward), manager and club president.
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Hugo Maximiliano Soria Sánchez Hugo Soria, also known in Brazil as Hugo Sánchez (born February 16, 1990 in Paysandú) is Uruguayan footballer who plays for Danubio F.C. as a defensive midfielder.
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Ronaldo Conceição Ronaldo Conceição Silveira, usually known as Ronaldo or Ronaldo Conceição (born 3 April 1987), is a Brazilian football defender. He currently plays for Peñarol.
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Riça Rui Fernando da Costa Riça, known as Riça (born 6 January 1978) is a Portuguese football player who plays for Montalegre. He is mainly a goalkeeper, but occasionally played as a defender and scored in those games.
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Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (born 19 June 1965 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian former footballer, better known on the football pitch as Ronaldo, or Ronaldão ("big Ronaldo"), to differentiate him from his younger compatriot and teammate, also dubbed Ronaldo, who was initially nicknamed Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo"), a nickname later adpoted by footballer Ronaldinho Gaúcho.
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Thierry Collet Thierry Collet is a Mauritian football player who currently plays for Pointe-aux-Sables Mates in the Mauritian Premier League and for the Mauritius national football team as a midfielder. He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.