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We recently visited St. Georges Park, where England U21 Coach Stuart Pearce offered his coaching services to the 16 remaining finalists of The Chance. Some of the world's best young footballers were able to experience England's national football centre first hand. We payed a visit and chatted to Pearce pitch side.

The top three players from Nike’s The Chance Final have been announced as the global tour drawed to a close; after a six week journey that has seen the 16 finalists experience professional football and elite training at the very highest level.

The Chance Global Tour has taken the players to some of the best training centres around the world. For the last leg of a five-week selection process the boys enjoyed a two-day training camp at England’s National Football Centre at St George’s Park. Take a look at how they got on.

Before jetting off to Barcelona for The Chance Global Final, the UK finalists were giving a final test of their talents as part of Rio's Boot Camp. Jose Figura, Liam Baker and Ashleigh Artwell were taken on a three day Manchester United crash course to experience life as a professional footballer...

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...

We catch up with Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand, who talks exclusively to SoccerBible about everything from designing his own football boots to how he'd fare as a striker! Check out what he had to say...

Nike's search for the hungriest young footballers on the planet hits Russia. The competition is heating up and this time it's national captain Andrey Arshavin who has stepped forward to select his first find.

This time Nike's global search takes us to China where former Chinese international, Sun Jihai sends the first player through to the Chinese national finals. With the former Manchester City player watching on from the sidelines, young players from either side of the inner city game were keen to impress.

Over the next three months, Nike Football will be scouring the world for the players with the talent and hunger to succeed, and SoccerBible will be partnering up with Nike for the ride!

Through wind, rain and snow Nike continue their search for talented young footballers with the hunger to make it to the top. This time, former Dutch captain Giovanni van Bronckhorst sends his first find through to Holland's national finals...