World record holder sets out on 100km football-juggling journey across Qatar

Doha, Qatar: Nathan Davies, also known as The Soccer Showman, will attempt a new world record today, December 1, by performing a continuous keepy u...

Doha, Qatar: Nathan Davies, also known as “The Soccer Showman,” will attempt a new world record today, December 1, by performing a continuous “keepy-uppy” across Qatar, from Dukhan Beach to Doha Corniche, over a four-day journey spanning more than 100 kilometres.

In football lingo, a keepy-uppy is the skill of juggling the ball with various parts of the body without letting it hit the ground.

His plan is to begin the challenge each morning at 6am, cover about 30 kilometres on the first three days, and complete the remaining 10 kilometres on Thursday toward the Corniche, wrapping up daily at around 3pm.

The 50-year-old British freestyle footballer based in New Jersey arrived in Doha feeling excited, having trained for months, to cope with the challenges he expects to encounter.