Tim Lees

Tim Lees (born 24 January 1986 in Billinge, Merseyside) is an English freestyle footballer who finished 2nd in the 2004 World Nike Freestyle Competition.

He is best known for his exploits on the Channel 4 TV series The Pepsi Max World Challenge. In November 2005, Pepsi and T4 teamed up to find the best 2 amateur footballers in the UK, with Lees and Marcel Jones beating off thousands of hopefuls. They went on to compete against 10 other countries. The series was set around the globe with a $100,000 prize for the winning team. They performed many different football challenges involving David Beckham, Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry and Alessandro Nesta.

Lees also represented the England Budweiser team at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, where Jamie Redknapp managed the team in a curtain raiser for the official tournament.

Lees was previously released from Everton and academies as a youngster, after failing to make the grade.

He has also worked on several football skills campaigns including a commercial for Coca-Cola in their Street Striker advertisement in 2007, where Wayne Rooney headed the campaign.

Lees also played for Stalybridge Celtic, where he scored 2 goals on his debut, but failed to hold down a first team place, scoring 9 goals in 8 games for their reserves. He has also played at Chorley and Leek Town. In 2007, Tim signed to a football scholarship in Maryland, United States, but was last reported to be playing in the Unibond league for Rossendale United F.C.

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