Oath announces that Volkswagen is to sponsor its new Yahoo Sport football video series “The 32” that will bring football fans closer to the action in Russia this summer. Working with the brand’s media agency PHD Media, the sponsorship will see Volkswagen taking 100% share of voice on-page against the coverage on Yahoo Sport […]
As far as the Brazilian beer brand, Skol, was concerned, there was lots of support for Iceland on June 17. Despite being the country with the smallest population to enter the competition, the beer brand launched a campaign for Brazilians to increase their number of supporters. There are many reasons for this support. Brazil […]
McDonald’s celebrates the incredible highs and lows of being a football fan during the FIFA World Cup with a new campaign telling them ‘We’re with you’, created as part of their official sponsorship of the tournament. Created by Leo Burnett London, the new campaign includes a film that broke internationally on the first day of […]
TBWA\RAAD have launched their latest campaign for the INFINITI Q50 in the Middle East. The brand plans to hijack the conversation around the biggest tournament on the planet, without being an official sponsor. As the Middle East gets ready for Russia, so do the official and non-official sponsoring brands. In a field where big budgets […]
Jimmy Bullard is a household name for many reasons, his illustrious football career and appearing on I’m A Celebrity amongst those. However many remember him as one of the most famous football players to never earn an England cap. Although called up to the squad a few times, he never managed to make it onto […]
Iris Amsterdam has created orange tissue boxes illustrated with some of the most iconic moments in Dutch football history to help the nation remember past victories as they mourn not making this summer’s world tournament. “As lovers of Dutch football, we were just as gutted that the Flying Dutchmen aren’t going to Russia this summer,” […]
An amateur football team from London were left speechless when legends Rio Ferdinand, Michael Ballack, Michel Salgado and Rivaldo were substituted onto the pitch to play against them during a local five-a-side match. Hidden cameras captured the moment when footballing royalty turned up to hand out a master-class in ‘the beautiful game’. The former international […]
New Balance Football launched their ‘Make it to Moscow’ campaign, an entertaining docu-series of content uncovering real football culture in four of Russia’s World Cup host cities. We see the world’s biggest game through the lens of real players and real fans in a series of challenges, interviews and games. The series has been created and produced in collaboration with ZAK, New Balance Football’s global creative agency along […]
2018’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia will add US$2.4bn to the global advertising market, according to new research by Zenith. This will be the net amount of money added to the market, taking into account both the extra money spent by advertisers seeking to reach World Cup audiences, and any reductions in spending by […]
Bookmaker Betfair launched a TV ad last weekend for the Betfair Exchange, as the first part of a new campaign created by Leo Burnett London – the agency’s first work since April, when it won the business to position Betfair as a destination for sports bettors. The strategy, informed by research by PeopleLab, comprises a […]