{"id":1865,"date":"2019-08-22T10:41:56","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T10:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/?p=1865"},"modified":"2019-08-22T10:41:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T10:41:56","slug":"blog-august-22nd-liv-cooke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/?p=1865","title":{"rendered":"Blog August 22nd Liv Cooke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kalina v Liv Cooke - Female Final | Super Ball 2017\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ywlhR0QooWw?start=45&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1865-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-If-I-Say-I-Love-You-jesus.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-If-I-Say-I-Love-You-jesus.mp3\">http:\/\/www.risen.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-If-I-Say-I-Love-You-jesus.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nIf I Say I Love You Jesus featuring Lucy Stimpson- Maynard from the album Precious recorded and produced by Ross Gill<\/p>\n<p>I was watching a clip of the Manchester United midfield player Scott McTominay being interviewed by a woman I have to admit I had not heard of- Liv Cooke. At the end of the interview Liv lay on her back and started juggling a football with her feet. Scott was impressed and so was I &#8211; so much so that I googled her name and found out the following:<br \/>\nLiv was born on 20 April 1999 and is a British professional football freestyler, the current world champion and 4 x world record holder. She is also a Champions League Match Day Reporter, Entrepreneur, UEFA Women&#8217;s Football &#038; Men\u2019s Euro 2020 Ambassador and director of Africa Angels Charity.<br \/>\nLiv got into football at a young age having grown up with her two older brothers, Jack and Sam.<br \/>\nAt the age of 10, Liv joined Preston North End F.C. whilst also playing in Woodlea Junior School&#8217;s football team. She went on to study at Balshaw&#8217;s Church of England High School, where she captained the girls&#8217; football team, and signed for the Blackburn Rovers F.C. Centre of Excellence at the age of 14.<br \/>\nOne year later, Liv was sidelined by a recurring back injury and discovered freestyle football videos online. She began to learn the basics in her back garden and stopped playing football in 2015 to focus on freestyle. In 2016, at the age of 17, Liv left Runshaw College early to pursue a career as a professional football freestyler.<br \/>\nIn November 2016, Liv finished second in the 2016 World Football Freestyle Championships in Melbourne breaking her foot during the final.<br \/>\nIn August 2017, Liv became the world&#8217;s number 1 football freestyler obtaining full points in every battle during the event in Prague on her way to the world title. Alongside competing, she has recently appeared in a number of TV commercials, hosted video series and regularly travels across the world to make appearances.<br \/>\nIn December 2018, Liv broke four world records live in Barcelona. She currently holds these records.<br \/>\nAlongside her football freestyle career Liv has founded multiple businesses and worked for many charitable causes. In 2018 Liv became the director of Africa Angels, a charity that works to support education, equality, eliminate poverty and transform communities in Africa<br \/>\nAs a result of Liv&#8217;s work, she has won a number of awards including Parliamentary Rising Star and Woman of the Future.<br \/>\nNot only are her skills simply amazing &#8211; please watch the video, or here is a link to a shorter clip &#8211; (although it is for an ad and I don\u2019t think it is nearly as impressive as the today\u2019s featured video) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5OMIgoSE-Z4<br \/>\nAll the following may have become clich\u00e9s &#8211; \u201cone door closing and another opening\u201d- \u201cthere is always a solution to every problem\u201d -\u201c every problem is an opportunity in disguise.\u201d Nevertheless  Liv having to give up traditional football through injury and then choosing not to cry but to focus on another form of football is, I believe a wonderful example of what can be achieved in the face of adversity. <\/p>\n<p>Quote for the week<br \/>\nI cried because I had no shoes until I met a man that had no feet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I Say I Love You Jesus featuring Lucy Stimpson- Maynard from the album Precious recorded and produced by Ross Gill I was watching a clip of the Manchester United midfield player Scott McTominay being interviewed by a woman I have to admit I had not heard of- Liv Cooke. 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