Leyland freestyler Liv's global domination

The year 2017 has been a great one for sportswomen, and it has only been made better thanks to 18-year-old freestyle footballer Liv Cooke.
Football freestyler Liv Cooke is the recently-crowned womens world championFootball freestyler Liv Cooke is the recently-crowned womens world champion
Football freestyler Liv Cooke is the recently-crowned womens world champion

Liv, from Leyland, became the women’s world champion at Super Ball 2017 – the world open freestyle football championships.

Liv came up against defending world champion Kalina in the final, held in Prague over the weekend.

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But she came out on top, winning the face-off in a landslide 5-0.

It’s one step further for Liv, who came second in 2016’s first-ever women’s world tour final in Melbourne, Australia, where she lost out to France’s Melody Donchet.

Taking to social media, Liv said: “This is a dream come true! Words cannot describe how I feel right now.”

Liv’s mum, Pam Cooke, said: “She’s been working so hard for the last few years, she really deserves this.

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“She goes to the gym every day; Liv knew what she wanted to get done.”

Pam added: “It’s great for bringing attention to female sports, something which is growing so much at the moment.”

Liv’s dad, Jonathan Cooke, said: “I’m buzzing about it! Really really proud of her.

“People don’t see just how hard she works. We are super proud.”

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Liv signed for both Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers as youngster but after a bad injury, chose freestyling over traditional football.

She is now actively championing women’s freestylers through her agency Girl Power, an organisation she established in 2016.