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Finalists... Bilic and Clut at Barcelona's training HQ.
Two teenage Aussie footballers are in Barcelona this week trying to emulate Central Coast Mariners star Tomas Rogic and win a spot in the Nike Academy at The Chance Global Finals.
Devante Clut, 16, and Matthew Bilic, 18, both from New South Wales, have the opportunity of a lifetime, representing Australia against 98 other unsigned players from 55 countries.
Clut and Bilic, along with Kiwi Stephen Carmichael, took out the Pacific finals at the AIS last month, and have completed the first two days of competition at Barcelona FC’s training ground.
The players were surprised during a break in training with a visit from FCB players, including Spain's World Cup goalscoring hero Andres Iniesta.
The final 52 players will be announced on Thursday, before the list is cut to 26 on Friday and then the final 16 on Sunday.
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