Heineken Turns Korean Laundromats Into 24-Hour Sports Bars For UCL Football Fans

Heineken leveraged its UEFA Champions League (UCL) sponsorship in AsiaPacific (APAC) by turning 24-hour laundromats into all-night sports bars so that Korea’s most passionate fans have a place to watch the final stages of the tournament. Objective The aim of the campaign was to bring Heineken’s umbrella ‘Cheers To The Real Hardcore Fans’ platform to… Continue reading Heineken Turns Korean Laundromats Into 24-Hour Sports Bars For UCL Football Fans

Lay’s, Beckham & Henry Use ‘Chip Cam’ To Create Live UCL Ad In-Stadium, In-Game

Leveraging the start of the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 knockout stages, UCL partner Lay’s teamed up with ambassadors and football legends David Beckham and Thierry Henry for a long-form, in-stadium shot spot filmed during a match called ‘Chip Cam’ Rolling out from 22 February, the spot – the latest content in the Frito-Lay brand’s ongoing… Continue reading Lay’s, Beckham & Henry Use ‘Chip Cam’ To Create Live UCL Ad In-Stadium, In-Game

Mastercard Launches Web 3.0 NFT UCL Trivia Game & Ticket Contest

Leveraging the restart of the tournament, February saw UEFA partner Mastercard launch a UEFA Champions League Web 3.0-based trivia game offering fans a chance to win tickets to this season’s London final. Fans can collect ‘Mastercard X UEFA Champions League’ branded digital passes via the newly introduced pass to priceless platform and the payments giant… Continue reading Mastercard Launches Web 3.0 NFT UCL Trivia Game & Ticket Contest

Anitta Adds Brazilian Flair To Burna Boy’s Afrobeats In Pepsi UCL Final Kick Off Show Promo

A late May Pepsi Max promotion unveiled Brazilian pop sensation Anitta as the co-headliner alongside afrobeats star Burna Boy for the UEFA partner’s 10 June 2023 Champions League Final ‘Kick Off Show’.   The social-first campaign, which ran across Pepsi and UEFA platforms, pitched the brand’s pre-game show as ‘an unmissable entertainment spectacle at the… Continue reading Anitta Adds Brazilian Flair To Burna Boy’s Afrobeats In Pepsi UCL Final Kick Off Show Promo

Prime Video Uses Naples Neighbourhood Hanging Laundry As Giant Screen For UEFA Champions League ‘Football Fairy Tale’ Street Stunt

Prime Video, the official UEFA Champions League broadcaster in Italy, promoted its rights and celebrated the tournament with a street stunt screening initiative in a Naples neighbourhood called ‘The Laundry Screening: A Football Fairy Tale’.   The promotion was built around a live broadcast of one of the 2022/3 competition’s key (round of 16) knockout… Continue reading Prime Video Uses Naples Neighbourhood Hanging Laundry As Giant Screen For UEFA Champions League ‘Football Fairy Tale’ Street Stunt

Messi & Henry Front ‘No Lays, No Game’ UEFA Champions League Round Of 16 Activation

PepsiCo leveraged its UEFA partnership with a campaign from its Frito-Lay brand Lay’s leveraging the last-16 round of the Champions League (UCL) with a Lionel Messi led commercial extending the chip brand’s ‘No Lay’s, No Game’ global campaign.   Dropping on 2 March and developed by creative agency Slap Global, the Messi spot sees the… Continue reading Messi & Henry Front ‘No Lays, No Game’ UEFA Champions League Round Of 16 Activation

OPPO Invites Fans To Recreate UEFA CL Skills In #OPPOShadowSkills TikTok Challenge

UEFA partner OPPO leveraged its Champions League partnership through an interactive campaign on TikTok in November called #OPPOShadowSkills.   Created by agency Sid Lee, which had been briefed to leverage the sponsorship by bringing to life the client’s new brand tagline ‘Inspiration Ahead’ and promoting its new OPPO Reno8.   Sid Lee has taken to… Continue reading OPPO Invites Fans To Recreate UEFA CL Skills In #OPPOShadowSkills TikTok Challenge

Real Madrid Stars Launch ‘Call Of Duty Warzone – Operation Monarch’ Ahead Of UCL Final

A trio of players from UEFA Champions League finalists Real Madrid teamed up with games-maker Activation Blizzard and content production company 433 in one strand of the launch campaign for ‘Call of Duty: Warzone – Operation Monarch’.   Eduardo Camavinga, Frederico Valverde and Vinicius Jr went after Godzilla and Kong when they took part in a challenge within ‘Operation… Continue reading Real Madrid Stars Launch ‘Call Of Duty Warzone – Operation Monarch’ Ahead Of UCL Final

Heineken Champions Female Football Fans In New UEFA-Linked ‘Cheers To All Fans’ Campaign

The start of May saw UEFA Champions League partner Heineken unveil a new TV, digital and social campaign celebrating female soccer fans and addressing gender bias across the sport. Spanning a series of ads and a web hub, the Dutch brewer’s ‘Cheers To All Fans’ campaign kicks off its new programme to tackle gender discrimination… Continue reading Heineken Champions Female Football Fans In New UEFA-Linked ‘Cheers To All Fans’ Campaign

UEFA Expands #WePlayStrong With International Women’s Day ‘Football Skills For Life’ Spot

UEFA expanded its ongoing ‘Together #WePlayStrong’ initiative on International Women’s Day with a TV advert which highlights the long-term, everyday life positive benefits to young girls who play football.   Launched across UEFA’s digital and social channels and running on TV around UEFA Champions League games from 8 March, ‘Football Skills For Life’ demonstrates how… Continue reading UEFA Expands #WePlayStrong With International Women’s Day ‘Football Skills For Life’ Spot

DIRECTV Go In Brazil Broadcasts Fake UEFA Champions League ‘Pirate Match’

Streaming platform DIRECTV GO sought to highlight the problem of pirated Pay-Tv in Brazil and disrupt the illegal sports streaming ecosystem through an initiative called ‘The Pirate Match’: a live-streamed football match where everything was fake.   The project saw DIRECTV GO team up with agency Mirium Brazil in a direct response to the fact… Continue reading DIRECTV Go In Brazil Broadcasts Fake UEFA Champions League ‘Pirate Match’

Messi & Martens Front Lay’s Limited Edition GOAT Cheese Flavour ‘Grab The Moment’ Campaign

A February 2022 football-led campaign from snack brand Lay’s saw PSG and Argentina attacker Leo Messi and Dutch women’s football star Lieke Martens introduce fans to its new, limited-edition Lay’s GOAT Cheese Flavour Series.   The activation, created by agency Pangolin, is the latest iteration of Lay’s annual global football campaign which leverages the brand’s… Continue reading Messi & Martens Front Lay’s Limited Edition GOAT Cheese Flavour ‘Grab The Moment’ Campaign