Woody's Christmas Challenge

Paul Wood is one of the leading freestyle footballers in the world and this week he gives UEFA Training Ground users another exclusive glimpse of his talents with a special festive flavour as he takes on the Christmas Challenge.

Christmas special
The man better known as Woody, who starred in the 2007 box office hit film In the Hands of the Gods, is set the task of hitting a Santa hat hanging from the corner of the goal as many times as he can from ten attempts. A true test of his accuracy, find out how he does against fellow freestyler Paul Klein and Sevilla FC Under-19 goalkeeper Danny Jiménez by clicking here.

Special skills
You can still catch Woody's previous skills on the site if you want to learn to go Around the World or to do the performer's signature move, The Woody. He gives step-by-step guides on a range of jaw-dropping techniques and with his help you too could soon be amazing your friends and team-mates. Remember you can also see Woody's guides to some of the best tricks from top players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldinho in the UEFA Champions League Skills School.

Big names
The Training Ground now hosts over 170 videos and features exclusive masterclass sessions from big-name players such Kaká, Andrea Pirlo, Robinho, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Deco and Klass Jan Huntelaar – among arguably the greatest array of football talent assembled for a learning-based website. Coaches Roy Hodgson and Lars Lagerbäck have also been recruited to help inform and educate players and coaches of all ages and abilities, while Europe's top referees offer guides to rules, regulations and much more, all as part of the most comprehensive guide to skills and tactics on the internet.