By Wilson Florez
A few days before the World Cup begins in Mexico, the United States and Canada, Nike share your commercial “Rip The Script.” The renowned brand managed to bring together big stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Raul Jimenez and even Kim Kardashian.
This new advertising delivery is a kind of “parody” the usual football commercials before the World Cup. Big brands get consumers used to delivering epic images and plans. But this time, the players improvised on the story of “Rip The Script.”
The commercial features soccer stars such as Raul Jimenez, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Jr, Erling Haaland, Virgil van Dijk, Ronaldinho Gaucho, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Wayne Rooney, Federico Valverde, Jill Scott, Cole Palmer and Estevão Willian (these last two will not be in the World Cup).
Other great figures who are not linked to the world of football also participated. Among them stood out LeBron James, player of the Los Angeles Lakers; Kim Kardashian, model and businesswoman; Travis Scott, American rapper; Younger Miko, Puerto Rican singer, among other artists and athletes.
Messi’s absence
Lionel Messi It did not appear in this audiovisual product for a valuable reason: Messi and the Argentina team are dressed by the Adidas brand. This is the valuable express for which There are no Albiceleste representatives in the commercial.
This brand duel was evidenced in the same commercial. Several players had to appear in generic clothing to be able to appear in the audiovisual product. Among them stand out Erling Haaland, Raúl Jiménez, Nico Williams Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes.
When the 2026 World Cup starts
The 2026 World Cup will officially begin Thursday, June 11 at the legendary Azteca Stadium in Mexico. The opening duel will be between the Mexican team and South Africa.
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