Rival soccer fans prank each other in Heineken's ad for the Euro soccer tournament
Spot from Publicis shows how friendly rivalry makes the game more fun
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Heineken's fun new ad for the UEFA Euro 2020 soccer tournament depicts rival fans from different nations pranking each other in the guise of pretending to be helpful.
In the spot, by Publicis' new bespoke Heineken agency Le Pub, French soccer fans get a free pizza from an Italian rival and find out it's emblazoned with the message "Forza Italia," an England supporter gets a free beer from his housemate and finds out it's designed for Scottish fans, a German football lover offers to take photos of Polish fans but instead takes a selfie, and a Spanish fan gives a Portuguese couple directions that turn out to be completely wrong.
The ad ends with the tagline "Finally together, to be rivals again," a nod to the fact that the tournament's been delayed by a whole year due to COVID-19 (hence why it's still called 2020).
"After a year like no other, it was important for us to positively celebrate fans coming back together again with Heineken," said Bruno Bertelli, global chief creative officer of Publicis Worldwide and CEO of LePub, in a statement. “Capturing the fan spirit through Heineken's unique tone of voice has been an inspiring challenge for us, and we are really pleased to have produced this latest film, which finds the human truth behind the fact that the fan experience at UEFA EURO 2020 is greatly enhanced when you watch the action with rivals."
Heineken is the exclusive beer partner of Euro 2020, which will be played across 11 European cities from June.
Credits
- Date
- May 17, 2021
- Client :
- Heineken
- Agency :
- Publicis Worldwide
- Sr. Director Global Heineken® Brand :
- Bram Westenbrink
- Heineken® Communication Director :
- Daniela Iebba
- Heineken® Communication Manager :
- Brogan Simpson
- Heineken® Digital Director :
- Rob van Griensven
- Heineken® Project & Media Manager :
- Larissa Koper
- Heineken® Sponsorship Director :
- Hans Erik Tuijt
- Heineken® Sponsorship Manager :
- Benjamin Blanco
- Heineken® Sponsorship Manager :
- Julia George
- Heineken® Sponsorship Specialist :
- Thomas Mulders
- Global Chief Creative Officer Publicis WW :
- Bruno Bertelli
- Chief Creative Officer Publicis Italy :
- Cristiana Boccassini
- Global Executive Creative Director :
- Mihnea Gheorghiu
- Global Creative Director :
- Eoin Sherry
- Senior Art Director :
- Maria Carillo
- Creative Supervisor :
- Mario Anchorena
- Global Strategy Director :
- James Moore
- Global Strategy Director :
- Natasha Wallace
- Head of TV Publicis :
- Francesca Zazzera
- Head TV Production Heineken Global :
- Mariella Maiorano
- Producer :
- Sanam Bartoletti
- Producer :
- Sabrina Sanfratello
- Le Pub Ams GM/ Global Client Service Director :
- Eleni Charakleia
- Global Client Service Director :
- David Pagnoni
- Group Account Director :
- Ilaria Castiglioni
- Account Supervisor :
- Jan Wojtkowski
- Account Executive :
- Tinatin Prangishvili
- Production Company :
- RESET
- Executive Producer :
- Deannie O'Neil
- Production Services :
- 24/7
- Post Production Company :
- MPC
- Executive Producer :
- Dafydd Upsdell
- Senior Producer :
- Mireille Antoine
- Color Grading :
- Jean-Clement Soret
- Sound Studio :
- String & Tins
- Music Production :
- Sizzer
- Music :
- Barbiere di Siviglia
- Recorded By :
- Budapest Film Orchestra
- Color Grading :
- MPC
- Color Grading :
- Philip Hambi
- Digital Post Production Company :
- Tag Collective Arts
- Executive Producer :
- Robert Droog
- Post Producer :
- Rachael Cattermole
- Online Editor :
- Javier Leon
- Online Editor :
- Alan Maiden
- Online Editor :
- Iwan Thomas
- Production :
- M&C Saatchi
- Managing Partner :
- Toan Ravenscroft
- Head of Planning :
- Jasper Hunter
- Senior Account Director :
- Laura McDonnell
- Account Director :
- Jess White
- Senior Account Executive :
- Robin Niven
- Account Executive :
- Bastien Lavielle
- Production :
- Edelman
- Senior Director :
- Fiona McHugh
- Creative Director :
- Ryan Reddick
- Planning Director :
- Will Butterworth
- Account Director :
- Neil Brotherston
- Senior Account Manager :
- Harry Zelenka Martin
- Senior Account Executive :
- Archie Patch
- Production :
- Dentsu
- International Brand Account Director :
- Kate Hinz
- Global Strategy Partner :
- Richard Wright
- Digital Strategy Director :
- Ricardo Lopes
- Global Chief Creative Officer Publicis WW :
- Bruno Bertelli
- Chief Creative Officer Publicis Italy :
- Cristiana Boccassini
- Global Executive Creative Director :
- Mihnea Gheorghiu
- Global Creative Director :
- Eoin Sherry
- Associate Creative Director :
- Andrea Sarcullo
- Associate Creative Director :
- Tim Cantow
- Digital Art Director :
- Luca Villa
- Global Strategy Director :
- James Moore
- Global Strategy Director :
- Natasha Wallace
- Producer :
- Sanam Bartoletti
- Producer :
- Sabrina Sanfratello
- Global Client Service Director :
- David Pagnoni
- Le Pub Ams GM/ Global Client Service Director :
- Eleni Charakleia
- Group Account Director :
- Ilaria Castiglioni
- Account Supervisor :
- Jan Wojtkowski
- Account Executive :
- Tinatin Prangishvili
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