The American national team is gaining respect on the international scene, but the level of domestic earnings from soccer is still modest compared to the other major sports. No country is the world is immune to the football fever and the disease seems to finally be spreading to the United States. A successful appearance of…
Long gone are the times when the only football boot colors to choose from were black and…black. In an attempt of the main shoe companies to stand out from the competition, players can nowadays choose from all colors of the rainbow. Given the huge amounts of money at stake in the market for football footwear, it comes as no surprise…
Normally they are only there to protect the shins of footballers, however some of them should rather be considered as pieces of art. The exclusive shin guards of former Ferrari employee Enrico Campari are in high demand. Stars such as Lionel Messi, Franck Ribery, Jerome Boateng, Lukas Podolski, Luis Suarez, or Frank Lampard swear on the…
Many of the World Cup’s football stars, such as Neymar, Mario Götze, Cesc Fabregas, Luis Suarez, or Wayne Rooney are part of the highly successful Beats campaign which shows the players’ preparations before stepping onto the pitch. For all of you who have missed the advert ‘The Game Before The Game’, please click below: Even though…
In a normal calendar year football fans are subject to adverts that cover a wide range of products including, but not limited to, insurance, banking, cars, and burgers. However, before and during every FIFA World Cup, fans get to enjoy some of the greatest adverts you’re likely to see on TV as advertising agencies seem to save…
For the majority of football enthusiasts, the FIFA World Cup is an event which is followed on a screen at the bar next door or on TV at home. Not surprisingly a lot of electronic brands are trying to profit from this. In an effort to stand out from competitors such as Sony, Toshiba or…
FIFA’s sponsoring structure explained After the World Cup in Germany in 2006, FIFA devised a new business strategy which entailed a new sponsoring structure consisting of the following three categories of sponsors: FIFA Partners, FIFA World Cup Sponsors and National Supporters. The spots for the ‘gold category’, FIFA Partners, are limited to six businesses which…
Nike Football – Winner Stays For its FIFA World Cup advert, Nike is heavily relying on the power of celebrity endorsement. The list of appearing football stars is long and reads like the who’s who of our times, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Gerard Piqué, Gonzalo Higuaín, Mario Götze, Eden Hazard,…