2-480: The Nike Football Academy was an English football academy funded and administered by Nike, Inc. The academy had a revolving squad of unsigned under-20 players and was run with the intention of helping them find a professional club. The academy was based at St George's Park National Football Centre . The squad was made up of players scouted worldwide and drafted to the squad through Nike Most Wanted trials. Over 50 players have gone on to play professional football over
4-442: The years. The programme was led by manager Jon Goodman , with former Wolverhampton Wanderers player Matt Murray who worked as assistant manager. The programme was also known for its collaborations with world class players, including Sami Khedira , Joe Hart , Rio Ferdinand , Francesco Totti , Mario Götze and others. Players such as David Accam , Tom Rogić , Majeed Waris , Petar Golubović and Evan Dimas are graduates of
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