Showstopping skills: The Heel Flick

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Perfect the heel flick with this video tutorial from football freestyle world record holder Daniel Cutting

So, you’ve mastered the rainbow flick. What now? Well, even Neymar gets bored of the doing the same trick twice, so why not try this variation?

Instead of rolling the ball up your heel, you flick it and backheel it over your head and beyond your marker. It’s tough to do, which is why FFT have brought in professional football freestyler Daniel Cutting to show you how.

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Andrew Murray

Andrew Murray is a freelance journalist, who regularly contributes to both the FourFourTwo magazine and website. Formerly a senior staff writer at FFT and a fluent Spanish speaker, he has interviewed major names such as Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Aguero and Xavi. He was also named PPA New Consumer Journalist of the Year 2015.