McDonald’s has renewed its sponsorship of the UK’s football associations for a further four years, pledging to supply 250,000 kits to local football clubs. The fast-food chain, which first signed up as the Football Association’s (FA) Community Partner in 2002, said it remains committed to raising the standards of football facilities at a grassroots level. […]
Pepsi premiered the latest short film off the Pepsi Beats of the Beautiful Game album in partnership with Cine Favela, a Brazilian cultural non-profit organization providing film education and tools to aspiring new young directors from the favelas of Brazil. Pepsi shines the global spotlight on young, aspiring Brazilian talent with “Guerreira (Warrior Woman).” The […]
McDonald’s has launched its latest World Cup campaign in the form of FryFutbol, a painstaking re-enactment of key moments from every match in the tournament using nothing more than french fries. Proving that when the chips are down, the stomach is the quickest route to consumers hearts the campaign recreates the goal keeping heroics of […]
Imagine the thrill of jetting into Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup andsoaring over the iconic cityscape of Rio de Janeiro. Now imagine if you could enjoy this experience without even boarding a plane. This is what passers-by in London saw recently, when Coca-Cola unveiled stunning 3D artwork to support the launch of a […]
A Brazilian hot dog vendor has taken inspiration from the FIFA World Cup to create a number of “national” hot dogs. The “World Cup Dogs” match the colors of their respective countries’ flags and are loaded with gourmet ethnic ingredients. WDOG’s prime location next to the Arena Corinthians Stadium makes it a “must eat” for […]
While World Cup fever in the US usually doesn’t amount to much more than a case of the sniffles, it finally seems to be heating up, with the US-Portugal match being the most watched soccer match in the US…ever. With this fervor comes a unique opportunity for bars and restaurants across the country to capitalize […]
In sports, there are fans, and then there are untameable fans; those who take things to another level with their exuberance and unbridled enthusiasm for the game. To celebrate this spirit, Bacardí rum has announced its Bacardí Untameable Fan contest, whereby football fans are encouraged to sign and share a petition demanding that employers provide three-hour viewing […]
New market research conducted by TNS for the Israel Society of Hypertension shows that 62% of consumers who watch TV eat savory snacks, while 50% eat a variety of salted nuts. During football games like FIFA World Cup in Brazil, sodium consumption typically increases dramatically. Salt of the Earth created a low-sodium salt designed to […]
Bacardí rum announces its Untameable Fan contest, whereby one worthy fan and a guest will win a trip to one of the countries whose team is playing in the final soccer match this summer. To prove they deserve the Bacardí Untameable Fan title, football buffs in the United States can share photos or videos of a prized […]
Bud Light is donating a university scholarship to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF,) the nation’s largest not-for-profit organization supporting Hispanic American higher education, for each goal scored during the 2014 FIFA World Cup up to $250,000. The company will also celebrate soccer passions in the United States with a spectacular FIFA World Cup viewing party […]