Beckham, Kaká & Ballack Meet Kids for adidas 'Dream Big'. (video)

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VIDEO: Stars mingle with the future
Published 4/22/2008 by The Beautiful Game at The Beautiful Game
This is a cool little spot. Right after I saw it at Sideline Views, I saw it during halftime of the Liverpool-Chelsea match.

Ryan Guy Goal & Yank Abroad Articles
Published 4/23/2008 by Mr. Garcia-Prats at Yanks Abroad Soccer Highlights
Ryan Guy with St. Pats *Here is his goal in a 1-0 win over Cobh Ramblers. Not too much else going on today, but wanted to provide you guys with some articles. *Article about Brede Hangeland from Fulham who was actually born in Texas. *Q&A with Kasey Keller. *Keller possibly moving to Seattle Sounders? *Article from soccernet about the tough Olympic group for the US. *Not sure if anyone is interested but here is a referee podcast from US ...

New adidas TV campaign co-starring Beckham debuts...
Published 4/23/2008 by Mr. Adventure at San Diego MLS Project
David Beckham, Stephen Gerrard, Lionel Messi and the world’s biggest football stars meet the world’s smallest football teams, in adidas’ new football campaign for 2008. The film project entitled, “Dream Big” shifts the focus from the big football superpowers for UEFA Euro 2008, to lesser known football teams with the notion that anyone can dream big, no matter what their ranking.  The all-star group of footballers were sent out on missions to the Isles of Scilly, Andorra and San Marino to inspire and coach local teams. The results celebrate the true meaning of ‘Impossible is Nothing’. Ad agency 180 Amsterdam worked with promising youth ...

I Like this new adidas soccer spot
Published 4/23/2008 by Berger at Sports Business Radio blogs
adidas this week launched in Germany its 2008 soccer ad campaign called "Dream Big". In the spots soccer players visit the national soccer teams from some of the world's smallest countries. The campaign features MLS Galaxy MF David Beckham, Liverpool FC MF Steven Gerrard, Arsenal F Robin van Persie, Chelsea MF Michael Ballack and AC Milan F Kaka. Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho provides the voiceover for adidas' 60-second spot, which will run on TV and online internationally. I like the gist of the campaign. Check out "Dream Big" below:  

Jose & Friends Prove It’s All About The Children
Published 4/23/2008 by chris at The Offside
Jose & Friends Prove It’s All About The Children By: chris | April 23rd, 2008 Admit it, when Jose said “I’m Jose Mourinho and I’m….” you thought he was going to say “I’m fantastic”, didn’t you? How Adidas missed this opportunity we’ll never know. They got a big fat softball lob and they whiffed. In the advert we saw a few times during the Chelski-Pool telecast yesterday Adidas took some of the biggest names in the sport and took them to the smallest nations to kick it around with the children. A great commercial, but I’d keep an eye on the kids who were hanging around with Patrick Vieira. One said “it makes me want to be like him sometimes”, then his buddy ...

New adidas “Dream Big” TV ad debuts during UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE semis — w/Beckham, Gerrard, Kaka, Messi
Published 4/23/2008 by Ric at The World's Beautiful Game
Ahead of Euro 2008, adidas is launching a ‘Dream Big’ ad campaign in which stars such as Kaka, Lionel Messi, Steven Gerrard and David Beckham visit lesser-known footballing nations for whom major championship qualification is a distant dream in this ad, created by 180 Amsterdam. — This TV spot debuted during the UEFA Champions’ League semifinal matches… WATCH HERE  (posted by mickgreengrass @ YouTube - April 22)

VIDEO: BECKS AND JOSE VISIT SAN MARINO, HELP MAKE CHILDREN FEEL EVEN MORE CRAP ABOUT THEMSELVES
Published 4/23/2008 by TIET at This Is Extra Time
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