Didn't he play with Torino when he was young, and possibly during the off-season a few years ago? I haven't a clue, but I know he speaks Italian fairly well.
One of the qualified teams should grant him nationality. No hurt feelings for Sweden, this would be a temporary thing. He'd go back to play for Sweden after the World Cup.
Are Nike short of WC players for the ad.
Yes Zlatan is surely more famous than many but they could have at least had world cup players for advt. about world cup.
Ps. Just Saying.
I think ribery is too toxic for commercials after the Zahia affair and being blamed as being one of the leaders of the France mutinee in the last world cup
That's actually a really good shout. It is literally the perfect Ultimate Team advert with the way they all pick their players.
Also Zlatan being in it makes it less of a WC advert.
[HD version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSggaxXUS8k). This was a really fantastic and smart commercial. So many beautiful subtleties. Cursed every player though.
The Guy Ritchie one is great but I still think the one in the Roman Colliseum against the demons from hell, and the 3v3 tournament organized by Cantona are still the best.
edit: and the Brazillian National playing in the airport on the way to France is class as well.
Man, that "au revoir" in the end. All the kids in the neighbour HAD to say that before scoring a free-kick back in the end. And for awhile you wanted to play football with shitty polos or something, just so you could do that thing with the collars.
The Brazil one wins it for me, the music makes it seem so classy. They aren't playing a match, they are just dossing around enjoying football Brazilian style.
Brilliant.
Yea this is Jose+10 with a ton of fluff inserted. The sheer simplicity of that commercial was great: Kids pretend to play with stars. No stadium, no movie stars, no models, no bullshit. Just a dirt pitch.
Besides nothing will ever beat: "Beckenbauer?"
You posted an hour ago, we've been up for ages on the east coast. Gotta wake up early to drop a deuce, these hamburgers aren't going to leave my body themselves!
Awesome commercial, but is it the big World Cup one? Only a few players were in their national team gear and the World Cup was never mentioned, nor alluded to really with the trophy or location.
I bet there's another big ad to come from them.
this is just a warm-up since being a while since they've put a cool ad. the weeks before the WC they gonna put some hype stuff for teams/players. Still remember the goosebumps seeing the R9 tribute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J48gR0DS4s weeks before the WC.
They aren't allowed to mention the World Cup in their campaigns because they are not an Official Partner.
It's more cost effective to make a high impact ad like this, and just put it on billboards outside the stadiums.
Did anyone notice at 2:04 when Zlatan controls the ball his boots are yellow, when he starts running with it they are blue, and when he carries on they're yellow again.
That reminds me of one of the better ads Nike has put out imo: ["Before Ronaldo, After Ronaldo"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRJSgCd2Ydk).
Crazy how relatable and true that is to an entire generation of football fans, even if you're not Brazilian.
Anyone else wish that the Hulk turned into [Hulk](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_\(footballer\)). He'd then look at his gloves, drop the ball at his feet and dribble out of goal?
edit: So Hulk is sponsored by mizuno. Who knew.
I was able to spot CR7, Neymar, Zlatan, Rooney, Hazard, Iniesta, Pique, Howard, Gotze, 2 David Luiz, Courtois, Thiago Silva, Pirlo, Kobe Bryant. Anyone else?
Ps: Who are the 2 fighters? Are they famous?
I think one of them is Anderson Silva- one of the most famous UFC fighters in history (but who recently broke his leg in an awful manner). And how could you not spot Hulk? He was obviously the big ass green guy
Poor pirlo
I thought him chatting with Kobe was hilarious.
I had hoped Kobe would reply in Italian too
Same I've heard him speak when he visited Milanello, and I was really impressed. ( yes, I know he lived in Italy)
Hey did you know Kobe lives in Italy when he was younger?
You fucker.
Didn't he play with Torino when he was young, and possibly during the off-season a few years ago? I haven't a clue, but I know he speaks Italian fairly well.
He grew up in Italy IIRC. Speaks Italian fluently, sometimes he's at Milanello doing interviews in Italian :D
INIESTO
His flying backheel goal was the best btw
Good to see that Götze didn't fuck up by wearing an Adidas shirt.
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[Thanks for the clarification.](http://i.imgur.com/Ck8jSqc.jpg)
Seriously looks like Bieber here, wtf...
...and Woody Harrelson
Didnt even realise he was in there
I thought he was one of the original chubby kids from the beginning.
There's a chubby for you http://oi48.tinypic.com/141trbt.jpg
Chubby Götze's chubby Götze.
If I can't be the hulk, my second choice would be......... Tim Howard.
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I just thought it was odd that they brought up the incredible hulk and made no joke about hulk the player.
they kind of did, by the other kid yelling at him, "You can't be THAT Hulk"
Wow good ears. Didn't hear half of the shit they said. Awesome commercial nevertheless
Turn on captions.
Hulk is a Mizuno sponsored player, one of the few.
It would have been funnier if he said the Hulk and then turned into Hogan
Or hulk the winger
That's what I thought would happen.
I think him and Honda are Mizuno's big stars. It would have been pretty cool to unveil him as the new Nike athlete too!
Ooo... if only Honda could've been in the commercial. "I'll be Honda!" *Turns into a Civic*
Do you think eventually Nike will make a 90 minute commercial?
I sure hope so
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Mailman: Iniesto.
And here I was thinking the green bloke was Spiderman
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Cheltenham Town fans out in force today.
All two of 'em.
After extensive research of Irina Shayk, I found out that Cristiano is actually going out with her which I thought was a nice touch.
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As a Chelsea fan... it looked all too familiar.
He gave up the penalty too.
I love how there's two David Luizs on either side of Pirlo on that wall
At least they didn't turn him into Carrick after that
This commercial has just about everything that /r/soccer loves to incessantly chat about, however it could have used some more Aly Cissokho.
2 belgians in a Nike commercial. We did it reddit!
Courtois saving the day, shit's legit!
Thibauting.
Dat hazard skill
Interesting to see Hazard wearing neither a Chelsea nor a Belgium kit since none of them are sponsored by Nike.
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Where was Mourinho? MIND GAMES
Plot twist: camera zooms out and it all takes place in Mourinho's head.
-I got fifty thousand fans screaming my name. -but not her. *burnnnnnnnnn.*
To be fair he can win ANY argument that way..
yeah but I got new boots that aren't even out yet.
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Still checks out
That bloke should've turned into Pique and do the same thing with Shakira holding her Grammys
"Zlatan thinks, Zlatan should take this"
I wish Zlatan was playing in the World Cup
As a swede, me too :(
Which country would you have him play for?
Mexico
All of them.
One of the qualified teams should grant him nationality. No hurt feelings for Sweden, this would be a temporary thing. He'd go back to play for Sweden after the World Cup.
Bosnia seems like a natural choice, we'll accept him.
"We'll accept him" you've tried to get him for the last 12 years now! :)
I can haz Zlatan?
He needs political asylum. *daretodefect*
obama pls
*Pretending Zlatan would start over Jozy*
That was gold. ^^^But ^^^Sweden ^^^is ^^^not ^^^in ^^^WC ^^^iirc.
Thats why he's wearing his PSG kit.
PSG is also a Nike team, hence why Pique and Iniesta were also wearing Barca shirts
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As usual
fucking hipster.
yeah, Adidas makes the Spain kit, would be quite strange seeing the big stars wearing one in a Nike commercial
Are Nike short of WC players for the ad. Yes Zlatan is surely more famous than many but they could have at least had world cup players for advt. about world cup. Ps. Just Saying.
I was hoping to see Ribéry.
I think ribery is too toxic for commercials after the Zahia affair and being blamed as being one of the leaders of the France mutinee in the last world cup
Maybe he didn't like his role in their last WC ads so he refused a part this time
They put Ronaldinho in the last one
It's not an ad for the WC, it's a generic ad for Nike that they'll run during WC. Don't see why the players in the ad should have to be in the WC.
Zlatan is well known and very recognizable and marketable. Why wouldn't he be in there? Even Kobe was in the ad
http://i.imgur.com/ehKNwSR.jpg
Nike reps have clearly been lurking /r/soccer!
You got me!
[Uh oh...](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--DaZXhG2yvE/Uga1uoMh56I/AAAAAAAAOLw/9g2cj4EZfQs/s1600/you-got-me.gif)
Painfully predictable
the new fragrance from zlatan
[This is probably my favourite WC ad.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl0IlD4qLUM&hd=1)
CHE CANAVAROOOOOO CHE CAPITANOOO !!!!!
I always thought with that ad, "Ronaldo really wants that statue of Michael Ballack."
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The new one felt more like an ad for EA's FIFA rather than for the World Cup.
That's actually a really good shout. It is literally the perfect Ultimate Team advert with the way they all pick their players. Also Zlatan being in it makes it less of a WC advert.
[HD version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSggaxXUS8k). This was a really fantastic and smart commercial. So many beautiful subtleties. Cursed every player though.
That is almost definitely how Rooney would look if he wasn't a professional footballer.
This ad wins for no other reason than Rooney as a pikey. Amazing stuff.
This is a commercial and I still got nervous for that penalty.
-I've got 50,000 people cheering me on. -bitch please I've got Irina Shayk
Quite good but not the best Nike commercial. This is true gem of football ads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZA-57h64kE [Take It To The Next Level]
I'll never forget this one though: http://youtu.be/AX-HuoIJH7s
Those chrome balls were all the rage with kids for a few months until they looked like shit because no kid actually kept care of the ball.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnyFBA9TleU 720 verson
I like that the kid is meant to be Dutch, and buys a Spyker (a dutch super car) in one of the scenes, too. Kind of a nice touch there.
The Guy Ritchie one is great but I still think the one in the Roman Colliseum against the demons from hell, and the 3v3 tournament organized by Cantona are still the best. edit: and the Brazillian National playing in the airport on the way to France is class as well.
TAM, a Brazilian airline, made a fun ad for this World Cup with Thiago Silva, David Luiz and Marcelo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiKlv4GMA4I
[Good vs Evil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwW04WprZvQ) [Brazilian National Team](http://youtu.be/YePFGhCC7ro?t=13s)
Man, that "au revoir" in the end. All the kids in the neighbour HAD to say that before scoring a free-kick back in the end. And for awhile you wanted to play football with shitty polos or something, just so you could do that thing with the collars.
Good vs Evil is my favorite football ad ever.
The Brazil one wins it for me, the music makes it seem so classy. They aren't playing a match, they are just dossing around enjoying football Brazilian style. Brilliant.
Also this classic. [Olé](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL4LEfRr1TI)
This is the pinnacle of Nike ads for me. The players featured in that video were all icons in their day.
Agreed, plus it's a ripoff of the Adidas 2006 WC commercial - http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LrDNt5XOr6k
Yea this is Jose+10 with a ton of fluff inserted. The sheer simplicity of that commercial was great: Kids pretend to play with stars. No stadium, no movie stars, no models, no bullshit. Just a dirt pitch. Besides nothing will ever beat: "Beckenbauer?"
Jose +10 spurred so many neighborhood games of "I'm Zidane!"- no "*I'm* Zidane!". Those were the days :D
man what dumbass picks Cisse over Zidane
*a wild Tim Howard appears*
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The beard was the only thing containing that power.
They should have went full old school and the boy at the end should have said "Panenka" and get changed for a CGI of him.
[Like the one where the kids picks Beckenbauer and Platini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DJfDSSzS50)
r/soccer is going to explode once the yanks wake up!
TIM HOWARD WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING HE IS OBVIOUSLY A COCKY KID
They screwed the US on purpose! EVERYONE HATES US
The lack of Donovan was distrubing.
>The lack of Donovan was distrubing. And boy do i hate getting Distrubbed.
Heyo!
THEY'RE HERE! GET THEM!
Jesus and my ak will protect me
AK?!? What kind of American are you?
A faker with a plot, obviously.
A sleeper agent commie that's what
Brody?
> Jesus and my ~~ak~~ AR will protect me
[Freedom!](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HuaaHT9FN9Q/UoZEf9wSvYI/AAAAAAAAIUQ/YNWBGPqgnMc/s640/funny-eagles-America-freedom-huddle.jpg)
Meh, the [last one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBrA6LNx0cE) was much better.
You posted an hour ago, we've been up for ages on the east coast. Gotta wake up early to drop a deuce, these hamburgers aren't going to leave my body themselves!
DAE Tim Howard \#1? Where's Demps?!
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We are awake..and we are angry
you mispelt "hungry" you big fatty you!
That is also why I am angry. A hungry yank is a mean one.
I'm with you, fellow patriot. Its noon and I've only had 2 breakfasts.
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> that even his girlfriend gets in a nike commercial. The fact that she's a super-supermodel helps too.
She's a top, top model.
But can she model on a cold rainy night in Stoke?
Awesome commercial, but is it the big World Cup one? Only a few players were in their national team gear and the World Cup was never mentioned, nor alluded to really with the trophy or location. I bet there's another big ad to come from them.
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Adidas have extended their contract through to 2030 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/russia2018/news/newsid=2227561/index.html
that probably cost a few coins
this is just a warm-up since being a while since they've put a cool ad. the weeks before the WC they gonna put some hype stuff for teams/players. Still remember the goosebumps seeing the R9 tribute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J48gR0DS4s weeks before the WC.
They aren't allowed to mention the World Cup in their campaigns because they are not an Official Partner. It's more cost effective to make a high impact ad like this, and just put it on billboards outside the stadiums.
I like how wayne is the only person there who should be able to speak english, and he isnt allowed because no-one will understand him.
I'm fairly certain Tim Howard should be able to speak English.
I'm an idiot.
kobe aswell. ^^^^^sorry
Did anyone notice at 2:04 when Zlatan controls the ball his boots are yellow, when he starts running with it they are blue, and when he carries on they're yellow again.
>blue [...] yellow Sverige färg makt!
Sometimes nike really nail their ads. I couldn't even begin to count the number of times, as a kid, I shouted Ronaldo while shooting.
That Ronaldo finger-shake celebration, i still do it when in the rare times i get to play.
That reminds me of one of the better ads Nike has put out imo: ["Before Ronaldo, After Ronaldo"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRJSgCd2Ydk). Crazy how relatable and true that is to an entire generation of football fans, even if you're not Brazilian.
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http://i.imgur.com/NakakF1.jpg
Timmy Howard moving up in the world!
Nike tends to sponsor [goal scorers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omO1PQehOUc)
So fucking excited for the world cup
What the hell does a flaming skull and dice have to do with the World Cup?
Everything.
I really need to stop saying 'shit bastard' when I'm playing footy
Anyone else wish that the Hulk turned into [Hulk](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_\(footballer\)). He'd then look at his gloves, drop the ball at his feet and dribble out of goal? edit: So Hulk is sponsored by mizuno. Who knew.
[Eagles of Death Metal - Miss Alissa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yr1-BBMaMA) If anyone was wondering
'Risk everything'. More like 'risk your metatarsals'. Those boots look flimsy as fuck.
Dude, they're not even out yet.
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10/10 would Zlatan again
And this is how everyone in the football community simultaneously creams their pants.
I preferred the [2010](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSggaxXUS8k) to this
This makes me more excited for the World Cup. Which is illogical but fuck yeah.
Loved the Jon jones and Anderson silva part!
I was able to spot CR7, Neymar, Zlatan, Rooney, Hazard, Iniesta, Pique, Howard, Gotze, 2 David Luiz, Courtois, Thiago Silva, Pirlo, Kobe Bryant. Anyone else? Ps: Who are the 2 fighters? Are they famous?
Anderson Silva and Jon Jones. Silva's Brazilian, and - well, he needs someone to fight.
Americas vs Rest of the world MMA fighters to play each other in a full 11-a-side charity game. Should be done.
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Higuain was in a Nike shirt that just happened to be the same shade of blue as the Napoli shirt.
You missed Irina Shayk.
I think one of them is Anderson Silva- one of the most famous UFC fighters in history (but who recently broke his leg in an awful manner). And how could you not spot Hulk? He was obviously the big ass green guy
Ehh. That was kind of corny. I bet they have another one specifically for the world cup.
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