Robin Van Persie Abuses Children Using A Football

Don't worry this is not actually a child abuse story, but it does involve Dutch internet freestyle footballers and Robin Van Persie at his tournament in Rotterdam taking the proverbial out of youth players.

Years ago I stubbled upon some YouTube videos of Touzani doing unbelievable futsal skills and freestyling on the streets of Holland. These soon went viral and rumours were he was friends with Van Persie, turns out It's true.

Tekkers galore on show and some may say that It's against kids, however performing these footballing skills with no pressure is something that Joe Public wishes they could do.

The standard terrace shout of "I could do better than that" is often heard around any top flight football match. This clip of Van Persie just emphasises how bloody good top level footballers actually are. Wearing jeans isn't great for football but he is wearing the mythical Adidas Sambas. Everybody knows they are the finest footy shoes ever created. Fact.

I enjoy seeing world class footballers casually showing their class by having a kick about with us peasants or generally being cool guys outside of match day.

Here are  two more of my favourite videos of Zidane and Seedorf showing how good they really are. Almost Godlike.

Zizou shows the most casual and undeniable balance and control humanly possible. He is clearly just walking this kick-about and his level of skill makes the other guys playing look like fools.

His technique is sickeningly natural with everything he does. You can't teach that shiz.

Seedorf is still playing and at Botafogo in Brazil. He has always been blessed with a fantastic all round game and in 2010 he did a World Cup master class with BBC analysing the new Jabulani football. The moment he puts a free-kick wearing jeans and trainers in to the top corner is awesome and just proves what a ruddy good bloke he is and a modern day legend of the game.
Seedorf is cool and classy with his long range strike

At 36, he's still got it.

Barça to sign Neymar da Silva Santos Junior

Next season's 100 goal strike force?

Another real life Footy Manager 2013 transfer has happened. Finally, the super skilful and talented Neymar has a agreed terms to sign with Los Cules this coming Monday. Obviously the lure of European and a worldwide appeal was too much for the diminutive Brazilian and to be fair he was expected to leave a long time ago.

 This is the type of thing Neymar has been doing week in week out in Brazil, playing with the freedom and flair and delighting the Santos fans in the process.

He is an entertainer with unbelievable dribbling and skill, doing what he wants it seems. However the main issue is his play acting or simulation which he has honed in the Brazilian league, where it is more culturally acceptable to be rewarded for doing something well, diving and then receiving a free kick.

If you watch Neymar here as he performs a ludicrous show-boating move. The defender gets a straight red and Neymar does the old 'I've been shot Guv'nor!' and falls head over heels. The ref is done hook, line and sinker at this move.

I do hope he develops and his understanding of staying on his feet becomes apparent as he has the ability to pass, shoot, dribble and entertain his way into footballing folklore.

My element of scepticism aside, Neymar's dribbling ability is one that combines speed with the ball and unique tricks. I really do hope he shines in the Champions League and the thought of Messi, Iniesta and Neymar as an attacking threat... It's going to be awesome.

Perfect timing for this transfer, as 2014 is a World Cup year and if this Brazilian wonderkid can hit the ground running at the Nou Camp. Then Brazil could be crowned World Cup winners on home soil ("samba samba samba!")

 He really does have the footballing world at his youthful feet and what better club than at Barcelona. Hopefully their tiki- taka style of football can get the very best out of the 21 year old. Do we have another Lionel Messi at Barca? Or is he another Alexander Hleb ..?