Take your game to the next level and learn to play like a champion with Sir Alex Ferguson and the first team players of Manchester United! Along with the club's Academy players, you can learn skills like the Flick Behind,... more » the Step Over and the Roller Coaster. With unprecedented access from the training ground to the heart of Old Trafford you can find out what makes Manchester United one of the most exciting teams in the world!« less
"Excellent DVD to teach multiple skills and techniques. This could be one of the best instructional DVD's on the market for youth soccer players. There is a lot of Manchester United propaganda in the production but I found it quite interesting and would recommend this to anyone with kids who play soccer."
Better than expected
Keith M. Katsoulis | Worcester, MA USA | 06/18/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)
"great instruction and cool features where you can loop the diagrams. If you love manchester united even better.
my only negatives keeping from five stars.--wish the goaltending section was better"
Review from BBC website
C. Jackson | Cypress, TX United States | 03/13/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The official Manchester United Training and Skills Programme Menacing in midfield? Deadly in defence? A stunning striker? Now comes the unique opportunity to hone your soccer skills in the style of true champions. BBC Worldwide are proud to announce the release of, in association with Manchester United Football Club, the first official Manchester United training and skills video. Introduced and linked by Sir Alex Ferguson and Academy Coach Rene Meulensteen, Play Like Champions offers fans, and aspiring football players alike, the chance to see inspirational key skills coaching sessions featuring a range of the club's best players including Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Roy Keane, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and many more. Play Like Champions features over 100 minutes of specially recorded footage filmed on location at Old Trafford, The Manchester United Training Facility in Carrington and during the club's tour of America. Alongside key skills segments such as Free Kicks, The Scissors and The Step Over, Premier League footage is analysed with multi-angles and slow-mo to see the skills in match winning action. The players, coaching staff and past footballing legends (including Sir Bobby Charlton) are also interviewed to give a further insight into the magic of Manchester Utd. With nutritional and fitness advice, as well as how to handle the legendary mind games of football, Play Like Champions is the ultimate guide to making it in the big league. The DVD features a golden boot of extras with thirty minutes of extra footage, including two additional skills, outtakes, biographies, a photo gallery, history of Man Utd and a link to the official Man Utd website."
Great video for young players
Damian A. Bruniany | Fairfax, VA, USA | 06/11/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Obviously, this video is geared toward fans of the Red Devils. However, the audience is definitely the young football/soccer player. There are numerous skill topics covered by demonstration and animated demonstration. Real Man. Utd. players work with the kids at the Youth Academy. I recommend this video to any Man. Utd. fan and definitely anyone looking for a fun instructional video for their player(s)."
The Best Soccer Instructional DVD Without a Doubt
Holly Welsch | New Jersey | 12/08/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The production of this DVD absolutely sparkles. I have a 6 and a 10 year old, and they have watched this video, and learned many of the moves. They are pretty good! They film the steps that you take for the moves from beneath the player, through a plexiglass floor! They also show pro players using these moves in a game. It's also a bonus that one of the most prolific goal scorers in the English Premier League, Ruud Von Nistlerooy, is showing several of the moves along with some very talented 10 year old soccer players. It's also surprizing how many Manchester United players shown in this DVD have also scored goals for their respective countries in the FIFA World Cup. In short, why not learn some terrific moves going from basic to advanced from some of the best players in the world? There is not a better instructional DVD."