The F2Freestylers, who have more than 3.6 million subscribers on YouTube, are bringing their soccer skills across the pond. The British trick shot masters will star in F2 vs. The USA, a partnership between Whistle Sports and Sky Sports and one of the seven shows Whistle announced at its 2016 NewFronts presentation.
In the new series, F2 will challenge other Whistle partners (such as Brodie Smith) and athletes from Major League Soccer to a series of trick shot and skill competitions. The show deepens an existing partnership between Sky and Whistle; the British broadcaster invested $7 million in the sports-focused digital network back in 2014.
The other programs announced during Whistle’s NewFronts pitch were:
Whistle also echoed a theme we’ve heard a lot during this year’s NewFronts by promising that the programs it discussed will all premiere in the coming year. To back up its pledge, it pointed to its previous round of originals, on which it followed through after presenting it at last year’s NewFronts. “We delivered on our promises from last year,” said Whistle co-founder Jeff Urban. “That’s not something you hear every election year…or every NewFronts.”
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