100 players arrived in Manchester with dreams of progressing to The Chance Global Finals.
Every test, trial and match was an opportunity to step up and impress.
Only 3 would earn their place in Barcelona.
Follow their journey...
From Day 1 SoccerBible has joined Nike to experience the 2012 UK The Chance finals, from humble beginnings we've followed and shared the journey of the UK finalists as Nike offer one of the ultimate prizes in the game.
Three of the UK's brightest unsigned football players took one step closer to reaching their dream of signing a professional contract as The Chance UK Final came to a close. For Jose Figura, Liam Baker and Ashleigh Artwell, a place in the global final at Barcelona awaits where they will test their skills against finalists from 55 other countries worldwide.
Before Barcelona Jose, Liam and Ashleigh will have a week at Rio's Bootcamp, where they will train alongside the Manchester United first team and be given a taste of life as a professional footballer. Following that, the three hopefuls will jet of to Barcelona where the tough competition really begins.
Stay tuned to SoccerBible as we'll be following each of the finalists to Rio's Bootcamp and all the way through to Barcelona. Share your thoughts and join the conversation online, Twitter and on Facebook.