Richardson playing football with wild lions

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This incredible video shows the jaw dropping moment a man played football with a group of wild lions.The clip shows a man wearing a full suit and footie boots having a knock about with three of the predators.At one moment the man nutmegs a lion and runs past the big cat as he continues dribbling the ball.

The stunning clip was filmed in South Africa and features Kevin Richardson, otherwise known as the “Lion Whisperer”.The 40-year-old has dedicated his career to working with lion and the video was shot at his animal sanctuary.
It was filmed to highlight the declining population of wild lions and launch fashion label Van Gils as the official clothes tailor for the Dutch football team.In the video Mr Richardson said: “I’m Kevin Richardson, I’ve worked with lions almost my entire adult life.”I call them, fed them, hug them and sleep with them. But most of all I take care of them.”Of all the big cats, lions mean the most to me. It’s a relationship you have to build over time.

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