Watch: Footballers show their skills with a toilet roll!

The Toilet Paper Challenge is a new craze sweeping social media.
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No it's not about trying to find a shop with selling the much-sought after rolls, but footballers showing off their keepy-uppy skills with a loo roll!

Over the last few days players have been trying to keep themselves busy while the game is suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic by challenging each other.

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Jamie Carragher, Steven Gerrard, Anthony Martial, Tammy Abraham, Nani, Phil Foden have all been showing off their skills.

But the local lads have also been getting in on the act, including World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea, who showed he's as skilful with a roll of 4-ply toilet paper as he is on two wheels!

Coleraine midfielder Ben Doherty has been in impressive form on the pitch this season, but showed he's equally adept with a toilet roll.

Team-mate Jamie Glackin responded with his own video of skills, and Jamie McGonigle was equally as impressive.

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Veteran Bannsiders defender Steven Douglas was challenged to take part, but in typical 'Dougie' style he said he would struggle to do it with a football never mind a toilet roll!

Coleraine midfielder Ben DohertyColeraine midfielder Ben Doherty
Coleraine midfielder Ben Doherty

Andrew Mitchell and Billy Joe Burns have also been taking part in the Top Bins Challenge, after the Larne man sorted his mate out with a ball.

Throughout the footballing world players have been keeping themselves busy with all sorts of physical challenges.

But Liverpool's James Milner was keeping things a bit more sedate by sorting out his tea bags and trimming his grass with a pair of scissors!

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