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SoccerBible caught up and spoke with Rio Ferdinand as he went in search of his First Find, for Nike's 'The Chance' mission to unearth the planet's best unsigned footballing talent. And it was a great surprise for a group of young footballers, as the Manchester United and England defender turned up unannounced at their game to hand out a ticket...

erial Tweeter Rio Ferdinand is the latest athlete to sign up for Nike's new campaign kicking off 2012, and in this very stylish video he makes his pledge to win more trophies. Launched by Cristiano Ronaldo on New Year's Eve, Nike are throwing down the gauntlet to footballers and athletes around the globe to #makeitcount in 2012.

As part of Nike's The Chance initiative, a global search for young football talent, Rio Ferdinand has helped toughen up the four UK finalists ahead of The Chance world finals to be held in London from 19th - 22nd January. Rio enlisted the help of James Milner, Ashley Cole and Aaron Lennon to help 'mentor' the four UK hopefuls

Check out our full gallery from behind-the-scenes at the reopening of the Nike Football Store Manchester, the crowd were gathered for a sneek peak but the SoccerBible is the place to give you full access. See how the evenings events unfolded with football stars Rio Ferdinand, James Milner, Chicarito, Adam Johnson and Darren Gibson in attendance...

SoccerBible got exclusive access behind-the-scenes at the reopening of the Nike Football Store in Manchester, an event that drew such star names as Rio Ferdinand, James Milner, Chicarito, Adam Johnson, Darren Gibson and Tinchy Stryder! Here's what happened...

First was the epic " Write the Future " South Africa themed TV trailer. After this Nike gave us the chance to create some iconic boots " Inspired by You ". Next came the UK's largest advertising billboard encouraging England stars

With the title for "Best World Cup Advert " pretty much sewn up, Nike's relentless assualt on the footballing public continues with the unveiling of a giant 3D rock billboard in London...

It's a crucial last round of World Cup qualifiers to determine which teams will be going to South Africa next year. There are some big teams and some big players who could miss out depending on tonight's results, so here's the lowdown on tonight's

Get the behind-the-scenes look at what was it like to shoot Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole and Fernando Torres, along with a crew of young creative players at an arena packed with skills, thrills and rigged CCTV

We've got the full version of the Nike television ad that shows the skills of Wayne Rooney, Joe Cole and Rio Ferdinand as they take part in NikeFives. A nationwide quest, 'Show Your Five' is a new type of tournament that’s fast, furious, knock-out football, with a twist. Your team doesn’t just play one match, you play 8 five-minute games on a ladder of 5 pitches with every team aiming to reach the top!