Sam Madden has won the Irish Freestyle Football title three times and has performed around the world - including at the 2022 World Cup.
Total Football went to a special event he organised to promote the sport, where young fans got to see him and other technicians in action, and we find out what it takes to be a pro - watch the video up top.
First and foremost, you need to put in the work! Sam says it takes "non-stop practice. The process of becoming a football freestyler is a consistent desire for improvement at skills. Every time you learn a new skill you then unlock so many possibilities for different moves and variations.
"The foundation needed is to become very good at kick ups (juggles), and then you can start to try different balancing moves, or the "basics" such as the Around the World or Crossover.
"My secret was to practice for at least 20 minutes every day when I started out. The improvement was so easy to see after a few weeks of training."
While we are all glued to the World Cup, we had to ask the freestyler what star players would make it at his game.
He says: When you're looking at professional football players, the best freestylers would be the technically gifted ones - Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi would be particularly well balanced and that helps.
"The best freestyle skills I’ve seen from players have been from Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba and Neymar Jr.
"Truthfully, freestyle football is its own endeavour, and these superstar World Cup players cannot compete with the best football freestylers in the world."
We also hear from UK-based James Taylor (14) who has 5 Guinness Worlds Records and placed 3rd at Next-Gen World Championships in 2025.
And Charlie Shakespeare, who appeared in Season 1, is back to show off and tell us about what he has been up to.
Season 2 of Total Football, presented by Aisling O'Reilly and DavidMC, is streaming here now on RTÉ Player.
And you can catch all the FIFA World Cup 2026 action on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player.
