Adidas Kicks Off the Next Soccer Season With an Artsy and Playful Star-Studded Film

Ad Gives Nods to Speculation About Players Including Paul Pogba

Published On
Aug 01, 2016

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Adidas Football is introducing the new soccer season in Europe with a colorful mixed-media and star-studded film featuring players from across the brand's six largest clubs -- Real Madrid, FC Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Chelsea, Juventus and AC Milan -- as they defy media gossip and get on with the game.

They include Paul Pogba, Manuel Neuer, Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez, Diego Costa and Miralem Pjanic, as well as managers such as Zinedine Zidane and new Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho.

In typically punchy Adidas style, and using its "First Never Follows" tagline, it centers around the words "Blah, blah, blah" which float around the screen in bright animation as players and managers appear to ignore the talk about them and focus on the action. However, it's a playful approach to the constant transfer rumors concerning many of these players, and soccer fans will instantly recognize the references -- for instance the film opens with Pogba teling viewers: "Don't believe everything you read in the papers" (Pogba has been the subject of speculation over whether he is joining Manchester United).

Featuring an array of visual styles, including fun anime- and videogame-inspired interludes, the film is set to a punchy rap track titled "Sort It Out Sharon," produced by Dusky feat. Wiley. It also features members of S3 Freestyle, part of the Adidas Football freestyle roster, showcasing the rise of the football freestyler in the modern day.

The ad was created by 72andSunny Amsterdam and directed by Somesuch's Rollo Jackson. It was teased on social media late last week with short films relating to each of the clubs, before going live at the weekend.

Credits

Date
Aug 01, 2016
Brand :
Adidas Football
Client :
Adidas Football
Agency :
72andSunny-Amsterdam
Director :
Rollo Jackson
Production Company :
Somesuch
Executive Creative Director :
Carlo Cavallone
Executive Creative Director :
Stuart Harkness
Creative Director :
Simon Schmitt
Creative Director :
Emiliano Trierveiler
Writer :
Damian Isaak
Junior Writer :
Jorgen Sibbern
Designer :
David Troquier
Director, Strategy :
Danny Feeney
Director, Strategy :
Michael Robert
Communications Strategy Director :
Simon Summerscales
Junior Strategist :
Bruno Steffen
Managing Director :
Nic Owen
Group Brand Director :
Jack Allen
Senior Brand Manager :
Stephane Fevrier
Brand Coordinator :
Alejandra Arbiol
Business Affairs Director :
Madelon Pol
Senior Business Affairs :
Sabina Gorini
Director, Production :
Stephanie Oakley
Film Producer :
Ralph de Haan
Film Producer :
Peter Williams
Film Producer :
Helena Yueh
Production Coordinator :
George Ancock
Production Coordinator :
Veronique Beumer
Agency Editor :
Leonardo Cosme
Global Brand Marketing Operations :
Florian Alt
Global Brand Marketing Operations :
Matthew Davidson
Global Brand Marketing Operations :
Barry Johnston
Client :
Penny Pijnenburg
Client :
Eleanor Fitzgerald
Director, Photography :
Benoit Soler
Executive Producer :
Seth Wilson
Producer :
Scott O'Donnell
Production Manager :
Lauren Dark
Design and Animation :
Machine Molle
Animation Art Director :
J.F. Fontaine
Executive Producer :
Cedric Barus
Post Production :
Céline Goriot
Editorial Company :
Whitehouse London
Editor :
James Forbes-Robertson
Secondary Editor :
Iain Whitewright
Producer Assistant :
Joe D'Ovidio
Post Production Company :
Electric Theater Collective
Colorist :
Houmam Abdallah
Color Producer :
Ardith Birchall
Color Assistant :
Tim Smith
Audio Post Production :
Wave Studios
Mix and Sound Design :
Martin Leitner
Design Studio :
Wave Studios
Audio Producer :
Ben Tomlin
Track Title :
Sort It Out Sharon
Performer :
Dusky/Wiley
Composer :
Alfie Granger Howell
Composer :
Nick Harriman
Composer :
Richard Kylea Cowie
Publisher :
BMG and Dusky LLP
Mastering :
Polydor Records
Mastering :
Universal Music
Film Producer :
AC Milan
Track Title :
Circle
Composer :
Sirkies
Performer :
Sirkies
Master Rights :
Record Play LTD
Publishing :
Record Play LTD
Film Producer :
Manchester United
Track Title :
Know Me From Stormzy
Licensing :
Adidas Global Football

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