Lancashire's Liv Cooke skips to a new world record

Leyland's football freestyling superstar Liv Cooke has broken yet another world record.
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Liv, 21, shattered the previous record for the most keepy-uppies whilst skipping, recording 62 in 30 seconds at Wembley.

Her achievement was watched by 250,000 fans on the social media platform TikTok

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Liv was forced to give up her dreams of a conventional football career after sustaining a knee injury in her teens.

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But her subsequent freestyle stardom has seen her amass 4.5million followers on TikTok, as well as earn her roles as a BBC sports presenter and a UEFA ambassador.

Her skills have been featured in TV adverts and trailers and she also has her own businesses.

Liv, who lives in Manchester, now holds five freestyling world records.

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She revealed she practised for her latest record-breaking bid “20 times a day” to ensure she was not fazed by the realisation of the huge live audience.

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She told her young fans: “Get a ball and do it – there’s nothing you can’t do and I hope that comes across through my work and videos.

“I’m not especially naturally-talented or gifted, I’m normal.

"I’ve achieved things of significance and I live a very nice lifestyle and I’m grateful for it.

“But there’s no reason why a kid out there with no confidence shouldn’t do it as well – in fact they can do it better and bigger than me.”

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