Adam Garner is a semi-professional footballer

Football (soccer)

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. He currently plays for Bedford Town

Bedford Town F.C.

Bedford Town F.C. is an English football club based in the Borough of Bedford. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at The New Eyrie in Cardington, a parish on the outskirts of Bedford....

 in the Southern League Premier Division after leaving previous teams Chippenham Town, Nationwide Conference side Forest Green Rovers

Forest Green Rovers F.C.

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, and Oxford United. He plays either left back, right back or centre back.

He was a trainee and professional with Oxford United and has had experience with Conference club Gravesend & Northfleet

Gravesend & Northfleet F.C.

Ebbsfleet United Football Club is an English professional football team currently playing in the Conference National. The team plays their home matches at Stonebridge Road in Northfleet, Kent. However, the club is now looking to build a new stadium in the Ebbsfleet Valley vicinity in...

. He joined Chippenham Town in July 2006.

In February 2007 Adam Garner became famous for becoming the first ever British football player to be owned by a commercial brand. Eidos Interactive

Eidos Interactive

Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton....

, developers of Championship Manager

Championship Manager

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, discovered that Bedford's manager, Nick Plautener, was using the game to scout players. Because the player was too expensive, the brand stepped in and held talks with the defender. The deal, which included an immediate loan to Bedford Town, was signed on 6 February 2007. The non-league player joined famous internationals such as Carlos Tévez

Carlos Tévez

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 and Javier Mascherano in a list of players who are not directly owned by the club they play for.