French freestyle soccer superstar Séan Garnier challenges Tampa to 1-on-1 'Fightball' for cash

He's at Cinco Soccer on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

click to enlarge French freestyle footballer Séan Garnier will be at Tampa's Cinco Soccer on Tuesday, Nov. 1 as part of a traveling Urbanball’s Global Fightball. - Photo via Red Bull Content Pool
Photo via Red Bull Content Pool
French freestyle footballer Séan Garnier will be at Tampa's Cinco Soccer on Tuesday, Nov. 1 as part of a traveling Urbanball’s Global Fightball.
Chad Johnson may be the most famous person to lose cash over soccer matches at Cinco Soccer, but another sports world superstar is giving you a chance to win some money this week.

French freestyle footballer Séan Garnier will be at Tampa's Cinco Soccer on Tuesday, Nov. 1 as part of a traveling Urbanball’s Global Fightball.  The winner of Tuesday's tournament gets $500 and moves on to the national qualifier in Miami, where they'll complete for more money ($1,000) and a chance to compete in the world championship that features a $100,000 cash prize.
Garnier, 38, saw his professional career with sides like Auxerre and Troyes cut short due to injuries, but he's doing just fine thanks to nearly 6 million Instagram followers who love watching him demolish people in 1-on-1 clips that almost always go viral.

On Tuesday at Cinco Soccer, challengers can sign up on a first-come-first-served basis to take on Garnier—a two-time Red Bull Street Style World Champ—as part of a traveling tour presented by Urbanball’s Global Fightball. The format is 1-on-1 style and will find athletes trying to beat each other, plus a goalie.

If you get nutmeg-ed, you're automatically out.

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