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Nike Academy: Inter Milan

20 November 2011

Strikers Tobi and Mustapha were playing amateur football until they earned their place in The Nike Academy. A year after winning The Chance, they're part of the squad that took on the Italian giants Inter Milan. Against players from one of Europe's most successful clubs, the team proved that reputation means nothing. Respect your opponent. Fear no-one. Follow their journey. Have your say and join the conversation with Nike Soccer on Twitter and Facebook. Watch all the latest videos from Nike Soccer on Youtube.

The First Step

07 September 2010

With South Africa a distant memory, Europe turns its focus on the long road to 2012. Miroslav Klose and Mirko Vucinic proved the match-winning difference for their sides, and Ruud Van Nistelrooy made it a goalscoring return to international duty. Fernando Torres continued his return to full ...

Never Give Up

05 November 2009

Just 120 seconds to turn the game. 120 seconds to destroy the opponents. You need character to continue believing after 85 losing minutes. But if you are Inter Milan you can’t give it up. The first to believe is Wesley Sneijder, serving a perfect assist to his mate. Then he fights to reach ...

Landon takes lead

06 September 2009

First rule in making the difference: show up. When it comes to national team duty, though, showing up requires getting selected. After Saturday night in Sandy, Utah, where the US Mens National Team defeated El Salvador 2-1, no US player has been chosen more than Landon Donovan. Already the U ...

Must Win Starts Now

02 September 2009

The USMNT doesn't have to win every game from here on out in order to qualify for South Africa, but losing even one could cause some problems in a group of nations so tightly packed. So you prepare like every game is a must win. As the MNT begins the final push towards qualification for So ...

Reset the scoreboards: The Spanish Le ...

30 August 2009

What has happened so far is past tense. We must forget about past titles, classification rankings or losses. All scoreboards are reset. The 09/10 season was a milestone, but the League is the League again, a place, where the world’s best players compete to achieve victories. Cristiano Rona ...