Nike World Cup Advert

Jimmy Iovine

Seeing as there was a thread for the Pepsi advert I thought I'd put up the Nike one too. Saw it posted on Twitter a couple of hours ago.

The marketing genius of Nike strikes again. This is in my opinion the best sports ad there has been out in years and is far superior to the Pepsi one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE

Mr.Nice Guy

Yeah it's a good ad. I liked it over the Pepsi one which I wasn't crazy about. The prominent use of Ronaldinho is a bit funny.

Fair play to Ronaldo who can say he's had a Simpsons version of himself, and he didn't have to appear in a crappy new episode to get it.

MrStuffins

This is incredible!

I've never said "wow" so many times during an ad!

Nike always do this, but i have to say that is probably the best ad i've ever seen! Amazing!

DazMarz

Me like...:D

A thoroughly excellent ad, that probably cost more to make than the combined national debt of the entire African continent put together. Stunning visuals and some genuinely funny moments.

Soby

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Yeah it's a good ad. I liked it over the Pepsi one which I wasn't crazy about. The prominent use of Ronaldinho is a bit funny.

Fair play to Ronaldo who can say he's had a Simpsons version of himself, and he didn't have to appear in a crappy new episode to get it.

I was gonna ask.Its not from a new epsiode?

DrumSteve

i thought the english newspaper headlines were very realistic...

(though him coming out of a caravan with a beard was gas:D)

AnCapaillMor

Ahahaha ronaldinho's in the ad.

smcelhinney

Iniesta, Fabregas & Pique all at the one table. Sign of the future there, hmm?

(Yes, yes, I know they're all Spanish.. duh..)

Ush1

Ronnies there but the more importantly no Messi. Nearly a great ad.

davyjose

Gotta love the Kobe Bryant & Roger Federer cameos, particularly Rooney kicking Feds arse at Table Tennis! Hilarious!!!

stovelid

Brilliant ad.

The England/Rooney initial excerpt when the music kicks in, is class.

Mushy

Ush1 wrote: »

Ronnies there but the more importantly no Messi. Nearly a great ad.

Maybe Messi doesn't use Nike?

Like the ad. Clearly didn't show Ronaldo's free kick result as it went smash into the wall anyway. And they used Hocus Pocus by Focus in there too...I like it!

event

Ush1 wrote: »

Ronnies there but the more importantly no Messi. Nearly a great ad.

sponsored by Adidas

davyjose

Ush1 wrote: »

Ronnies there but the more importantly no Messi. Nearly a great ad.

I think Adidas might have objected to that! :rolleyes:

Ush1

I know yeah, he does F50 ads. Still think an ad with him included would be better despite him obviously not being nike endorsed, since ya know, generally now considered the best on the planet as opposed to Ronnie not even going to the world cup.

Mushy

Ush1 wrote: »

I know yeah, he does F50 ads. Still think an ad with him included would be better despite him obviously not being nike endorsed, since ya know, generally now considered the best on the planet as opposed to Ronnie not even going to the world cup.

Give some famous player millions to endorse him in some way, and then see how happy you would be if that same person was used as an advertising tool for your biggest rival.

Ush1

Mushy wrote: »

Give some famous player millions to endorse him in some way, and then see how happy you would be if that same person was used as an advertising tool for your biggest rival.

What are you on about, I'm well aware Messi can't appear on a nike ad?

SuprSi

Superb ad, absolutely brilliant.

Minstrel27

I find it odd that the Umbro logo is still on the Englad jerseys. Did Nike buy Umbro or something?

Ush1

Minstrel27 wrote: »

I find it odd that the Umbro logo is still on the Englad jerseys. Did Nike buy Umbro or something?

Ivory Coast jersey are Puma aswell.

Xavi6

Minstrel27 wrote: »

I find it odd that the Umbro logo is still on the Englad jerseys. Did Nike buy Umbro or something?

Yes quite a while ago

Mushy

Ush1 wrote: »

What are you on about, I'm well aware Messi can't appear on a nike ad?

Seems like you're saying you want the ad to be better by putting in Messi.

pickarooney

Mushy wrote: »

Give some famous player millions to endorse him in some way, and then see how happy you would be if that same person was used as an advertising tool for your biggest rival.

cf. Adidas and Nike gloves.

I think they could lose the first minute. I was bored until the Rooney bit which was brilliantly done, and the rest is pretty good.

Ush1

Mushy wrote: »

Seems like you're saying you want the ad to be better by putting in Messi.

I'm just saying an ad with all the top players in the world would be better with him included, politics aside.

Gone Drinking

Not very realistic, Drogba didn't dive once :P

Duff

Brilliant ad!!

Xavi6

Ush1 wrote: »

Ivory Coast jersey are Puma aswell.

But they didn't use the official Ivory Coast shirt, it was just a generic one. Same for Cannavaro's Italy kit.

It really is an amazing ad.

Melion

Great ad
Almost as good as the one from 2002(Cantona)

Dancor

And to think if it wasnt for T.Henry Paul McShane could have been in that add :rolleyes:

Whats up with Rooneys ''nightmare'' scene and the English fans rioting/moving towards the police? Didnt think they would suggest the English fans are trouble makers.

eagle eye

Excellent ad, Rooney looked very normal well suited to the beard and that caravan:pac:

stovelid

Some of you will just love this ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66OuJZGDCHE

Minstrel27

stovelid wrote: »

Some of you will just love this ad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66OuJZGDCHE

That is one of the worst ads on tv imo.

Melion

That Carlsberg ad is brilliant. And no doubt if it was an irish one with irish world champions on it, everyone would be creaming over it.

stovelid

Minstrel27 wrote: »

That is one of the worst ads on tv imo.

Of course it is.

Minstrel27

stovelid wrote: »

Of course it is.

Is this a veiled attempt at saying something else?

stovelid

Minstrel27 wrote: »

Is this a veiled attempt at saying something else?

Of course it is.

Heisenberg.

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Holsten

Brilliant!

~Rebel~

Goosebumps!

RandolphEsq

Holy crap! I got shivers with the Rooney bit. That was insane! Come on England!

And the 3 Spanish players (Iniesta, Pique and Fabregas); Barcelona!

RandolphEsq

Minstrel27 wrote: »

That is one of the worst ads on tv imo.

Racist :pac:

MayoForSam

Nike ad is excellent, quite long though, it will cost them a few bob to start running this during the WC. Some clever advertising exec just earned himself a nice bonus in any case.

Mr.Nice Guy

Just watching it again, is that Tim Howard and Landon Donovan at about 1:08?

JPA

MayoForSam wrote: »

Nike ad is excellent, quite long though, it will cost them a few bob to start running this during the WC. Some clever advertising exec just earned himself a nice bonus in any case.

They could never show that on TV, I reckon they will cut it to just show individual player bits.

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Just watching it again, is that Tim Howard and Landon Donovan at about 1:08?

Yep.

nullzero

The worst thing about the world cup (apart from Ireland never being there) are the terrible ad's.
I don't care how "cool" they are, they're all terrible.

Peyton Manning

nullzero wrote: »

The worst thing about the world cup (apart from Ireland never being there) are the terrible ad's.
I don't care how "cool" they are, they're all terrible.

Minstrel27

JPA wrote: »

They could never show that on TV, I reckon they will cut it to just show individual player bits.

I have a feeling that it will be shown in full a few times though.

TheDoc

That is a pretty good ad in fairness, I thought the carlsberg one was pretty good aswell tbh

nullzero

Archimedes wrote: »

Nail on the head.
I just hate ad's in general, and football ones do my head in especially.
Think Crouchy in Pringles ad:(

Jimmy Iovine

nullzero wrote: »

Nail on the head.
I just hate ad's in general, and football ones do my head in especially.
Think Crouchy in Pringles ad:(

Ah come on you can't compare the Pringles ad to the Nike one. At least they used a football in this one.

True there are some terrible ads but in fairness Nike are usually reliable when it comes to putting out a polished promotion. Some of the ads they run in America are fantastic

Cypher_sounds

This is the king of all adds, just legendary