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By John Glenday | Reporter

April 22, 2014 | 2 min read

Brazil ace Neymar Jr has faced off against rally car driver Ken Block for a motorsport/footballing mashup devised by EARN Media on behalf of lubricant brand Castrol.

Castrol Footkhana sees the 2014 FIFA World Cup sponsor bring together the two sports by way of a unique challenge which pits both sportsmen against each other in a unique experiment.

This sees Neymar Jr lead a team of world champion freestyle footballers against Block at the hands of a rally car powered by Castrol’s Titanium FST branded oil.

Neymar Jr commented: “It has been amazing to work with Ken Block and the other freestylers, bringing our skills together in this Castrol experiment. I can’t wait for football fans to see our freestyle tricks in action as we go head-to-head against Ken and his car. I hope my fans will join my team for the premiere!”

Block added: “I'm stoked to be partnered up with Castrol again this season. I'm also very excited to have this opportunity to work with Neymar Jr, as well as the freestyle guys on this film. All of them are as passionate about their sport as I am about mine, so to have all of us working together on this project has made for some great results. I know my fans are going to enjoy this Footkhana film since it's a spin on my Gymkhana series that's now integrating some of the best football players in the world, which is why they should register online now for the premiere to be some of the first people to see it globally.”

The fruits of their endeavours have been screened via a Youtube face-off which has now been viewed more than 300,000 times.

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