NextGen Series
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The Next Generation Series, or NextGenSeries, is a European football club cup competition for under-19 footballers. It was designed to provide players with the opportunity to match themselves against other elite European footballers of their age group in a competitive environment.The competition was created by sports TV producer Justin Andrews and Brentford sporting director Mark Warburton.
It launched in 2011-12 and Chelsea, who took part in trial runs for the competition, joined in season two, 2012-13. The Blues reached the Final before losing to Aston Villa. Unfortunately, the 2013-14 season was postponed due to a lack of funding.