Nigel’s son Reece is expected to start at right back for England in the World Cup, which begins on Thursday.
Speaking at his academy in Wimbledon, Nigel said: “Reece used to train with us on a Friday evening and he was with his friends, he would score goals. It was like an enjoyment youth club, which kids don’t really go to any more, so this compensates for the youth club – to play and enjoy.”
Nigel’s academy has also produced Jack Rudoni, soon to be a Premier League player with Coventry City.
“We’ve had two of my young players that progressed into the academy system just graduate from Cambridge and Oxford University,” he adds, “so we don’t just produce players, we produce good human beings and confident young men and women in the game.
“They meet different friends, they grow with confidence, so there’s lots of different things that opens up for them.”
