At the launch of its inaugural national five-a-side football competition, Show Your Five, Nike invited YouTube users to enter a team and embark on a winning run to the national finals. As the competition progressed, the NikeFootball channel showcased the best edits of the action as put together by team-members and football fans from across the YouTube community. And now, after three months of intense competition, the Grand Final is just a week away – and will be shown here on YouTube UK from 9.30pm on Sunday, May 10.


Today on the YouTube UK homepage we are reviewing some the action to date, which has come out of regional deciders in Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool and North and South London. Together with an official round-up from Nike and two great mash-ups from HolyestGrail and the charmingly named Catpuke, there is a 10-minute look at the North London finals in Barnet – complete with a few words from Theo Walcott – presented by UK user Smivadee. With camerawork from JDM525 and a bespoke soundtrack from NSGMusic, it’s fair to say that this represents a new breed of YouTube collaboration, so congratulations to all concerned.






As you can see, some of the skills on show at Show Your Five are not to be sniffed at, so if you want to see more and be among the first to witness the champions crowned, head for the UK homepage on Sunday, May 10, at 9.30pm. Who do you think is going to prevail?



Have fun,


Jamie, YouTube UK