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World Cup 2010
Is Nike’s Marketing Sexist?
Between the main “Write the Future” ad and the new Paving the Way ad specific to the USA, it seemed that Nike’s ads were well-made pieces of inspiration. But not everyone agrees. From the Left Wing’s Jennifer Doyle says: People seem to like Alejandro Iñárritu’s ad for Nike’s 2010 World Cup campaign (“Write the...
Thank you, Team USA
Nike has a new “Write the Future” commercial in which younger soccer players thank the United States soccer team for their World Cup run. My favorite part: “Thank you for not diving.” The last 15 seconds talking about inspiration is also really good. Here’s to 2014. Go, go USA!
Visualizing Why Europe Did So Badly
There’s been a lot of complaints about how poorly the major soccer-playing nations have been doing. France, Italy, and Greece were knocked out of the group stages, England looked weak and barely made it through to the 2nd round, and as we enter the quarter-finals, only Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands remain to represent...
Ghana Eliminates USA From World Cup. Again.
It was a rematch four years in the making: USA vs Ghana. Four years ago, the United States were down early, came back to draw even, and then fell down. Both goals for Ghana could have arguably been due to bad calls or non-calls. In 2010, the United States fell early. In fact, Ghana...
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