When you read the headline above, you probably thought this column would be about Favre-Rodgers, or Bowden-Fisher, or Palmer-Leinart-Booty-Sanchez, or even Bush-Obama/McCain. But, there has been a much more important torch passing taking place over the past few years...Mr. Woo-John Farnworth.
Mr. Who??? Legally known as Hee Young Woo, Mr. Woo has been considered the "Greatest Football Entertainer in the World." Once a South Korean soccer player, Woo specializes in ball tricks and was an ambassador for the 2002 World Cup which was held in his native country, South Korean. Woo has performed for Pele's 50th birthday and impressed Ronaldinho so much during a Nike shoot that the Brazilian superstar asked the Korean entertainer for an autograph.
But Mr. Woo is aging and so his successor appears to be the Brit, John Farnworth. Farnworth trained under Mr. Woo a few years back and in December 2006, Farnworth beat his mentor, Mr. Woo at the "Masters of the Game" tournament. Check out videos of both the guys below. Their craft is one of the most amazing specialized skills I have ever seen.
Mr. Woo
John Farnworth (in the red)
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