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After their pre-season conditioning weekend at Carrington, the Nike Academy are training for their first competitive game. Time to step up. In this...

Becoming the complete player means nailing the four Rs Receiving the ball, Releasing the ball, Retaining the ball and Running with the ball.

Watc...

Nike Academys first stage of training saw our talented players dropped off at Manchester Uniteds Carrington training ground for a weekend of full-o...

Joe Cole knows that tying defenders in knots with fancy footwork starts with the skill to bring any ball under instant control. See how the England...

All eyes are on the Nike Academy. This season, top managers and scouts are watching with interest. Time for the new crop of players to show what th...

The modern game moves at a brutal pace. To create, awareness is key.

Always thinking. Always moving. For Andres Iniesta, without dedication, there...

After a demanding two day training camp, the Nike Academy players had the chance to show Paris St Germain what they could do.

Dogged in defence. C...

Lassana Diarra is used to defying the odds. Not the tallest, the largest or the strongest, hes carved a role for himself in Les Blues midfield, fro...

With only six weeks to go, the lads know every chance is crucial. And with Academy head coach, and now Saddlers' manager, Dean Smith watching from ...

Time is running out for the current Academy squad. The lads know they need to make their mark. Seeing teammate Ryan James trialling for Stockport w...

To succeed, you need to test yourself against the very best.

And for the Nike Academy players, the squads recent visit to Barcelona provided their...

All footballers suffer disappointments. The great ones use it to fire them up and come back stronger. See what advice Rio Ferdinand and Huw Jenning...

Football is just a game. Its really no big deal at all, as long as you have a bit of talent.

You dont need to work, you wont have to sweat. Right?...

Getting into the Nike Academy is when the hard work starts. This season's team got a clear look at how hard they'll have to work to make the grade ...

Find out why Franck Ribery is so lethal, as he blows away his opposition completing the Nike Mercurial Vapor speed test!

Wearing Nike Mercurial Va...

Teamwork. It's a crucial part of success; whether playing at Old Trafford or on the pitches of boots 'n' laces. And it was key in the Academy's vic...

Intense training sessions week in, week out; tough matches against professional opposition; an all-conquering trip to Paris Saint-Germain -- 2010 w...

The Nike Academy players had to step it up a level, when they spent the day with six of Aston Villa's top coaches.

Given bespoke, position-specifi...

Demanding fans will always say that they want to see the beautiful game played in all its glory, and that usually puts the emphasis on attack.

Wi...

An easy game teaches you nothing. Playing superior opposition is a great chance to test yourself and see what needs work. Even if it hurts. See how...

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