Saudi team will be absent during FIFA World Cup in South Africa 2010, but the possibility of a Saudi player to qualify to the finals of Red Bull free Street Style world finals which will be held in South Africa on the sidelines of FIFA World Cup 2010, remains possible .
The judge committee -which will be headed by the famous Dutch player Edgar Davids, midfielder of Dutch Ajax Amsterdam, and the former star of AC Milan , Juventus, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur, will select the best football freestyler in Saudi Arabia through Red Bull Street Style final Saudi qualification which will be held in Jeddah on February 25th.
Such final qualification tournament will be preceded by an intensive qualifiers around Saudi Arabia : in Riyadh (February 8 - 12), Dammam (13-17 February), Taif (Feb 18th), Mecca (Feb 19th), Medina (Feb 20th), Jeddah (21-24 February). Finally, the opportunity will be given to the most talented in the art of free style soccer "Free Style" or who has special skills in the arts of dancing with the ball to compete at the level of Saudi Arabia to choose the best freestyler to represent his country in the world finals of Red Bull Street Style in South Africa (Cape Town), on 26-28 April; in a global event which includes more than 60 countries around the world.
The idea of Red Bull Free Street Style is based on two players in each round givig their best skills in "dancing the ball", for a period of 3 minutes on the round-shaped stage with a diameter of 7 meters . Each competitor, gets 20 seconds to show his skills with the ball before passing it to the opponent, who in turns, begins showing his art for another 20 seconds ,then returns the ball to the first opponent, and so on until the end of the three minutes. Among the enthusiasm, participants spontaneously dance with the ball.
The judge committee assessment is based on three criteria: balance and ball control , high-style, and creative movements. Fixed rules should be taken such as non-use of the hands and keeping the player with the ball in the area of 7 meters in the field of the competition.
The top renowned names in football world likewise Brazil's Bebeto , Dutch's Edgar Davids, and Brazilian Falcao have participated in the judge Committee of Red Bull Street Style in 2008 and stood stunned for the outstanding and fine performance by the French "Arnaud Sean Garnier", who was crowned a champion in the World Final in Sao Paulo championship of Red Bull Free Street Style World Cup . The French player presented unexampled and unique performance of its kind against the Japanese Yokota, the thing that stunned the audiences and judges as well ,specially when he puts a pen between his teeth and danced the ball for few seconds.
Red Bull Street Style World Cup championship opens the doors to the world and for each player to show his creativity and to compete for the title.
