The Chance - The Constant Battle: Nike Soccer

For eight months, 100 young footballers lived and breathed their chance.
It was a test of commitment and perseverance; of pain and sacrifice.
Physically and mentality, it pushed players to new levels, driven by the ultimate aim: to earn a place in the Nike Academy.
Starting July 2011, the Final 8 will experience the game at the professional standard they've spent years working to achieve.
They will have to prepare. They will have to perform. They will have to excel.
They can never stop.

[@dcode1000]

Damn it’s crazy how these videos pushed me back in the day when I was In high school. Made me love football so much more

[@ryanbailey24]

Was just thinking the same thing, brings back those memories on those summer nights!

[@midnightdriv333]

@@ryanbailey24 bruh was literally thinking this😂

[@mma28soccer4lyfe]

I thought I was the only one!

[@areis115]

Checking in. 9 years later. 2 of the final 8 are still playing. Moon and rogic. The others are nowhere to be found

[@nevereverdone]

Moon also played at russia worldcup!

[@Deyeezus]

Titi is playing in MLS, he was at dc United a year or two ago

[@Samwhite10]

to exist at the top level you need to be good everywhere but be special somehwere... that gets me fired up

[@jollyjohn2751]

Crazy how Moon went on the play in the World Cup 2018.

[@contiathletes1on160]

This gives me goosebumps to this day. Used to follow these guys religiously and worked harder cause of these.

[@saucemandan7961]

Man I used to watch these Nike Academy videos all the time with my friends as a teen.. used to dream about playing with these guys

[@Ghaemi350z]

same haha

[@ASeeYa]

incredible, just incredible. their dedication and honest will to get to the top is just inspiring. hope to see some of those faces on the pitches of pro-clubs in the future - wish them all the best!

[@lucasbueno2053]

Hey , i am a 17 yr old living in Holland. I am originally from Brazil where i have played in 2 professional clubs (such as Flamengo) until i moved to holland at the age of 11 in 2008. It was very difficult to adapt here as initially the kids where taller and stronger than me. Also , the weather , cold dark days would make me very demotivated to play. I did not know how to speak a single word in Dutch , making the kids group against me. This carried on for 3 years , where i played for decent clubs, but nothing high level close to professional. As i started developing my dutch and adaptong to dutch football (believe it or not it was very hard) i started getting better chances at clubs that played a level closer to professional (there are 16 divisions here until professional with various pools). Despite all those obsticles i never for a day reconsidered to stop. I moved cities 4 times within 6 years due to my fathers work. On my 4th year in Holland i was the capitain of a 4th division of club (out of the 16) . My dutch was good , not fluent but my passion in field made it up for it. unfortunatelly i could only enjoy 3 months of it as i again had to move cities because of my fathers job. But again that did not stop me from trying , i went to the highest level club after the cities professional club (ado den haag) and walked in to a training and asked for a tryout, after the training the coached sai he wanted me , it was a second divison club , and in the pool there are various professional clubs pf whom we play against . Now i have played in many professional stadiums (im 17 now) and have had many shots at pro dutch clubs. I am unfortunatelly still playing amateur, however i believe i can make pro! If you managed to read all of it , i just want to tell you that obsticles will come, but if you survive through them , you will make it! I have a video with my recent highlights on my channel called "Lucas Bueno Highlights" in case you are curious or interested.

[@emrecan2459]

Lucas Bueno je moet je in hun site in schrijven

[@fvkz]

How are you doing now bro

[@ivodekker6052]

Heb je het gehaald?

[@rightmid20]

"You're here because you're good." -Arsene Wenger Favorite quote to calm me down for a game against a "better" team

[@RajelLizzardChoward]

it took my 2 years to get to where i am now. recently i tried out for the hong kong national team, and i got accepted. but a knee injury hit me bad, and i was out for the rest of the season and the coach told me to quit. so i did. but now i play for my school, and i carry the pride of being the 'playmaker' in every game i play, i give it 110%. when i lose i hold my head up high, when i win i hold my head up higher. the stage im in, i know its not even the beginning.

[@serbsikunt]

i really don't understand why anyone would dislike such an amazing and inspirational video like this

[@timmyfung01]

Arsene Wenger is there.... we all know why. LOL

[@cristiangarza6278]

Titi "David" Accam is playing for the Chicago Fire! 9:13

[@theredmenace2]

To anyone an everyone who has an urge to go pro, take that urge and run with it before its to late. I love this sport and i waited too long to have such a desire and such motivation to make it in this sport. I ran out of opportunity and now im left with huge regret. Never give up what you love.

[@Sky-yt2zc]

thx

[@davidpineda4575]

Futbol is not just a sport it's life to all of us futballers we risk everything

[@zionwilliamson2641]

David Pineda I agree

[@magicmanchesterunite]

this why we love footballl we eat breath it we sleep we live for football

[@kofiosae]

Titi accam is going to the world cup this year with ghana!

[@fadrian98]

I watch this before every time I go play or practice for my club. This is so Inspiring & Motivating. I want to make it Big.

[@merrimen9623]

did you?

[@fadrian98]

@@merrimen9623 nah 😂 US soccer sucks 😂

[@merrimen9623]

@@fadrian98 it does bro, i never made it neither. Life had other plans for us.

[@adl4kcfc]

I watch this video before every soccer game or practice or anything it motivates me like tonight I have try outs :) motivated

[@merrimen9623]

checking in 9years later, how were those try outs bro?

[@tankzar]

Awesome compilation. Congrats to all the winners and everybody who participated!

[@HotShitDadyA]

Thanks man! Luckly for you, there's still time baby! You could still accomplish that goal, #Anything Is possible! , But listen to me. you got to let go of the past! Forget about it. okay you been lazy, move on!& now focus on your present & your goal.you gotta sacrifice. I'm talking big sacrifices if you want to make it big! sometimes that means giving up sleep!,to make it it's gonna be hard, painful & but pain is temporary! & at the end of pain is SUCCESS, work hard & you could have it.God Bless

[@wassabe1001]

this video inspired me to step up my game i play at a local Junior Team Called K.F Beselidhja and im a centre midelfielder im from Kosovo And one day im gonna be in Nike Academy

[@raDzy19]

Good to see an aussie boy, people underestimate them ..

[@mynameisSULAB]

tom rogic is a ture success,,amateur to nike then profressinal and perfroming internationally,,,,respect

[@neilvangeems6352]

congrats to all the south Africans

[@Beaudene23]

practice practice practice. put the effort into the game on and off the field.

[@fabsywabsy]

Tomas Rogic is now playing in the A-League. Congrats, mate!

[@airbuddyf96]

like the video said, "seize your chance". Try to get a job, mowing lawns, wraking leaves, babysitting, any kind of job like that, save money, and travel to soccer camps to compare yourself to other top class players. I live in Japan and the Japanese scouts here only look at home grown Japanese players so I have no chance of getting noticed by them. I also train hard every day, but my senior year of college im going to this 10 month academy programd called grande sports academy.

[@roadman7375]

Glad to have had Tom Rogic play for my home town club that i support in the A-League the Central Coast Mariners and from there he moved to a club in Scotland called Celtic....Great Program for guys who need that second chance

[@chordy6400]

yeah up the aussies

[@IIJAMZYII]

He's a Celtic Hero now.

[@kylodnl]

Tom Rogic plays for Celtic in the spfl now

[@bart6358]

After 3 years, I must say that coaches in The Nike Academy have taken good decisions choosing that guys to winners. I regret only one thing, that trainers could choose only eight instead twelve or sixteen players. Cheers to all fans of football in the world !!! :)

[@amethystwyvern]

@deLasChivas I completely agree, the minute you say you enjoy soccer more than American Football you get laughed at or sneered at, they evern mock soccer on ESPN!!

[@Mar-m8u1b]

Rogic retired in October.. moon is in the same league as lingard now

[@MyKingcobra1]

you inspired me to thankyou

[@henrynawn7273]

it depends....do you have great speed great control great shooting or all of them.get h the mercurials if ur fast get the ctr360 if u have good control or get the t90 if ur a good shooter

[@piyushchitale30]

buddy its about luck i am a indian our best player here baichung was extra ordinary player but never got chance to play in big clubs!

[@__Logan]

This is amazing, all of these young footballers with such amazing talent together. It's just fantastic and I hope all of them fulfill their dreams. I think that Tobi was probably my favourite player and hes such a powerful striker its amazing. I wish that I was one of those fine young men with such a bright future it is hard to describe in words.

[@soccercraz14]

Why don't these contest and try-outs happen in America there are tons of talented players here waiting to be discovered.

[@alexanderkaan]

@ArgenisGalvez i'm from the netherlands, and i can honestly say that although football is originated from europe it is not a europian sport its worldwide where the best survive. if americans want a shot go to south america bring good tactic to their frivolity and become seen by the european to clubs. if america wants to rule football it should invest in football make it bigger than NFL and MLB get talent from south america and i mean all the talent! its a good step for those youngsters

[@2good4ronaldo]

Tomas Rogic, make Australia proud! :)

[@redaseifelislamelhadef5975]

Nice rythm like Goal # ⚽

[@vamma13]

Yes Tom Rogic

[@ikenna45]

never stop working hard ever. i started playing football at 14 and was told by my cousins, whom i only played with, that i was terrible. i worked hard to develope technique and style and managed to reach the us development academy level by 17, and now at 18 i have started collegiate soccer. i let off a bit during high school because my parents never wanted me to play but now ive realized it is still an achievable dream and i plan on meeting you at that stage as well. best of luck

[@jq7002]

ikenna45 how's it going now?

[@naveenram3091]

I second this, did you make it or did you choose a different path?

[@perica4ever]

is in this year 2012 new player and new coaches

[@aurum13553]

holy crap. proud to be korean

[@galwayrover]

giving young people the chance to live their dream is what sponsorship should be all about and hats off to nike

[@akosileable]

I fucking love this video, quite inspiring. I like the fact that they selected two Nigerian bloods for the final 8- that is Titi and Tobi.

[@nightraven5760]

2:21 what the hell

[@SnyderFilsAime]

lmao I noticed

[@o_kyrios_kekw]

The Notorious Gamer Xaxaxa it's his foot man! 😂

[@SamrandAmiriFootball]

If u dont take the risk then how are u going to get the rewards? BIG WORD THER.

[@iLOVEtheWEBalot]

@deLasChivas dude, right on your amazing!

[@InamTV]

02:08 this guy went the extra mile to impress nike LOL

[@hayze310]

this is inspiring :)

[@johnmarendes5465]

I've always wanted to be a professional. ( 13 Years Old )

[@Metroooo29]

I’m 20 now too . We still can you know ? ⚡️

[@theunitedfan101]

"There are many players better than me but why am I a professional footballer? Because I have the desire to become one."- Didier Drogba when he first started for Marseille. Look where he is now. Power striker and the face of African Football showing that u need to have the attitude

[@patrickben9]

This is one of the reasons why Nike will always surpass Adidas

[@TheDoodix]

i wish i had a chance :(

[@HoustonMade14]

I would like to see an actual full match from these guys to see how hard I gotta train to get past them and see how competitive they are,

[@nikodemus_04418]

2020 anyone?

[@airbuddyf96]

like the video said, "seize your chance". Try to get a job, mowing lawns, wraking leaves, babysitting, any kind of job like that, save money, and travel to soccer camps to compare yourself to other top class players. I live in Japan and the Japanese scouts here only look at home grown Japanese players so I have no chance of getting noticed by them. I also train hard every day, but my senior year of college im going to this 10 month academy programd called grande sports academy.

[@GraizenBrann]

@RoozeOA ....no lie, it almost brought me to tears when i got that message over facebook from Nike that they had excluded US players from the Chance Trials. =(

[@buhbai]

yh i know but why do they have to go through all this trouble just to get in one, cant they just take a trial for the squad

[@1914Misa]

Dempsey is a G... Texas!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@wbbalovers]

which are the best cleats for me im RF

[@Soccercrazyigboman]

I wonder how much do you have to pay moneywise to make it to a camp like this?

[@dwanger99]

you have to get scouted

[@thefreekickerz1]

were Irish aloud to participate

[@Spyrosrocker]

chicharito of manchester united was in there ( 7:09 )

[@Turkpirelii]

I am a guy loves football, i want a chance in nike academy i live in sweden how can i sign to nike academy or like that i wanna have a tryout please someone help me

[@HotShitDadyA]

That's the thing. Why you quit? why'd you give up?. If you believe it could happen, then it WILL happen! , It's all about the "P's" man Preparation.Perfecting Small. Positioning. & PERSEVERANCE! Listen to me...tell yourself one day is going to be your day. & If you keep pushing! ,if you keep believing!, If you keep on keeping! then one day is going to be your day, but if you give up... no day will ever be your day! So I hope you back to training with that same hunger! & have Faith on "One Day"!

[@HotShitDadyA]

If you can dream it,you can achieve it. Becoming a pro soccer player won't be easy,but you can make it. practice everyday,I mean everyday! no days off !you gotta want it bad, not just kind of want it,you gotta commit your very self to this.you gotta breathe it,eat it & sleep it. get a competitive edge from everyone else, be the first one to walk in to practice & last one to get out,stand out .follow your dreams & Never ever let anyone tell you, you are not good enough. Good Luck boy

[@thetcrew004]

I so agree with ArgenisGavez. Sorry I don't know how to reply directly under your comment. Why we need to compare ourselves with other countries. How long have we been involved with soccer. I lived in Mobile, AL, and American football is a #1 sports here. Soccer is now started to emerge and gotten progressive over the past few years. Yet, they'll take down our soccer fields and build a dog park. That's disgusting!!!

[@MajorNuttela14]

@patrickben9 nike outdid adidas in this catagory. but adidas make up for it withe their sponsorships. im an adidas fan, only because most of the ppl around me put nike>adidas. and im a milan fan, and they made really hot kits for us this season, iwent and bought it cos it was outstanding. along with the germany kit. adidas jerseys are special.

[@chrislonge3343]

Nike makes billions every year it’s upsetting they discontinued this if they bring it back they can get a lot of views and popularity

[@ArgenisGalvez]

@alexanderkaan I completely agree. It's gonna take years for America to catch up with the world when it comes to football. But we're slowly progressing there. Here in my state of Arizona, football (soccer) is everywhere, every year the sport is getting larger and larger.

[@10ManCity10]

@PatGPC the NCAA said that if anyone decided to participate in The Chance, then they would be ineldgible to participate in colegiate sports, so Nike decided not to even come to the USA because most players would have decided not to risk their chances of going to college... The NCAA shafted everyone...

[@PaUlbrich]

could someone tell me why US players were excluded? i know that there is AF much bigger (surprise), but you would definetly find also some good football players. call real football football and not soccer. just USA, Australia and some other unimportant call it soccer.

[@DzEkOBiH10]

where is part.2

[@TheAdin17nani]

I leave in Bosnia & Herzegovina , I'm 17 years old and my dream is to get this chance , but that's impossible here . No one can see my talent neither the bigger clubs here . We don't have people who can scout us . I'm helpless...

[@roosemberth123]

@deLasChivas exactly just cuz theyre all about hitting eachother and wat not . that doesnt mean anyhing . theres nothing better than quality in touch and a goood strike at the ball and that feeling when u score in an important game .

[@01277654793]

May god BLESS U ! but im 15 nearly 16 in november do i still have a chance i seem to be getting lazy and i seem to love playing football but not watching but im willing to do whatever it takes. Honest to god. I will SUCCEED.

[@adl4kcfc]

me too I love that if i wouldnt think that or anything before a game then i wouldnt play as good but i hope they do something like this when i get older to have a chance because i thing eighth grade is a little young haha

[@wassabe1001]

@juanoaxxx yeah but except pele and neymar (which he is still 19 he can make history in europe)the others all made history in europe but the talents are over the world and dont forget the europen players as well

[@kambing2410]

no bryan massa?

[@diablorojo27]

I suck. so I just watch players that are better than me. eh. it is what it is.

[@potatoaimgaming6518]

Futball is everything risk everything

[@DylanGallagher2695]

Which is why Edin Dzeko plays for Manchester City? Don't make excuses, if you're good enough you'll be seen. All you can do is make sure that you ARE good enough. Then you'll get your chance.

[@azzedineahmed434]

nice video for footballers like me if you want to get better at football u have to take risks and play football everyday and dont say i cant do this or that just do what ever u want to do tnx

[@DomBcfc217]

@juanoaxxx football is europe dominated, yes look at all those players, and notice how they leave the native country and come to play in europe, eg real madrid barcelona etc...

[@superbuds0714]

I dont give a fuck if you go for Chelsea, Man.City, ManUtd, Tottenham or even Arsenal themselves... Arsen Wenger is a fucking BOSS! whether you'd like to admit it or not!

[@brunofonseca4133]

Music?

[@shanicenichols233]

In

[@iP0PGIRL]

what is the music please?

[@EvolutionMGT]

how old where they at that moment?

[@haris1says1no]

@TUKKERCLAN look in the water... around 2:20-2:22... i saw it outta of the corner of my eye and was like wtf is that fkn thing !! i think its photoshopped lol

[@patrickben9]

@MajorNuttela14 Their sponsorships? Nike sponsors some of the best teams in the world: Arsenal, Manchester United, Inter, Barcelona, France, Brazil, etc...

[@marlon1be]

they are in a normal club but they want to play for a club on proffesional level , a first or second class club, in england even a third class club

[@awordfromYvan]

titi accam is now a professional footballer in sweden, fist division. Played a champions league game last week, he seized his chance and got it.

[@haris1says1no]

@TUKKERCLAN look in the water... around 2:20-2:22... i saw it outta of the corner of my eye and was like wtf is that fkn thing !!

[@mikewowza]

What is the name of the main song played?!! It just makes me wanna play!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE ANSWER

[@awqaxsd]

this is not soccer this is TRUE FOOTBALL

[@iAMsoEPIIIIC]

Any of these make it pro ?

[@shelztoosavv5169]

1 in the mls 2 in Scottish prem and Japanese k leauge

[@cristianoh97]

Just don't give up and believe in ur self and practice hard and trust me u will go professional :)