Soccer (Football)
Have you got the '#outplaythemall' skills to join the Jr's Global Five?
The search is on for the world’s silkiest footballers to be part of a unique team at this year’s Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five.
Salzburg, May 2021 – Seven players from around the world will once again get the chance to form a team at the 2021 edition of Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five, the Brazilian’s signature five-a-side football tournament. The selected players, whether they are a magician like Messi, quick-footed like Mbappé or the next Neymar Jr in the making, will compete as the Jr’s Global Five and have the opportunity to line up on the field against the PSG superstar himself.
Neymar Jr playing at a video shoot for Red Bull Neymar Jr´s Five
© Philip Platzer / Red Bull Content Pool
To be in with a chance of being selected, players must wow the judges and show off their skills in a creative way by posting 60 second (max) clips to their Instagram channel using the hashtag #outplaythemall and tag @redbullneymarjrsfive. Only the first posted video per player will count, and don’t forget to tell us the name, age and home country in the caption.
Skilled players from all over the world can participate. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of the most exciting five-a-side tournament format - 10 minutes of intense action, no goalkeepers and teams losing a player every time the opposition scores.
Neymar Jr playing at a video shoot for Red Bull Neymar Jr´s Five
© Philip Platzer/Red Bull Content Pool
In 2019, seven talented footballers from across the globe joined forces to take on the planet's best five-a-side teams at the Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five World Final. Daniel Cappelaro was one of the lucky players to earn a golden ticket in 2019, and the talented Australian explained how he felt when he received the good news: "It was awesome when I found out I'd been selected," said Cappelaro. "When I learned the news, I turned to my girlfriend and said, ‘we're going to the World Final’. It was an amazing feeling."
Neymar Jr playing at a video shoot for Red Bull Neymar Jr´s Five
© Philip Platzer / Red Bull Content Pool
This year, the dream of meeting and playing a match against Neymar Jr could come true: If you think you've got the skills to #outplaythemall, then grab a ball and hit the record button. Just 60 seconds might be enough to earn you the chance to play with a footballing superstar.
About Red Bull Neymar Jr's Five
Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five is the Brazilian star’s signature five-a-side tournament bringing players aged 16 to 35 from all corners of the world together to celebrate their shared passion: football. It is a fast, technical and fun competition. More than 30 countries from 6 continents will be hosting tournament qualifiers, where players will compete with the same dream of making it through the qualifiers, to their National Final to book a ticket to the World Final.
