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Carl Frampton accepts David Healy nomination for Linfield challenge

From one Northern Ireland sporting legend to another.

Carl Frampton has been showcasing his football skills as part of Linfield's charitable partnership with Autism NI.

The challenge sees participants do as many keepy-ups as possible in 60 seconds and they then share their video on social media and tagging five other people to do it.

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One of Healy's nominees was two-weight world champion Frampton, who used to play a bit of football before taking up boxing as a career.

After a dodgy start - where Frampton only managed one - he went on to record a comfortable 30.

He then nominated Tyson Fury, Paddy Barnes, Derek Chisora and Tony Bellew.

Joking about Barnes, Frampton said: "I nominate Paddy Barnes because he has been dropped by 30 body shots."

Meanwhile, Northern Ireland legend and Linfield boss Healy said of the charity: "Autism NI is a brilliant organisation and as a club we are proud and pleased to be working with them.

"The numbers of people being diagnosed with autism in Northern Ireland are incredibly high, both with children and adults, and Autism NI plays an important role offering support and information.”

Autism NI Chief Executive Kerry Boyd added: “We are really excited to begin this new partnership with Linfield. Our aim is to raise £56,000 — £1,000 for each of Linfield’s world record breaking number of league titles — and you can play your part by completing as many keepy-uppys in 60 seconds as possible.

"Then you can spread the message by nominating five friends on social media — upload a video to social media and tag in Linfield and Autism NI and donate £5 by texting AUTISM to 70515.”

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