Category: UEFA Champions League

Messi Tweaks ‘Olé’ Soccer Chant To ‘Oh-Lay’s’ In MLS/UCL Limited Edition Chip Shot Activation

Leveraging its Major League Soccer (MLS) rights and its UEFA Champions League (UCL) partnership, PepsiCo snacks sub-brand Lay’s rolled out an integrated, limited edition product launch and competition campaign in the USA fronted by Argentina skipper and four-time UCL winner Lionel Messi who puts a chip/crisp brand-related spin on the classic soccer song ‘Olé, Olé,… Continue reading Messi Tweaks ‘Olé’ Soccer Chant To ‘Oh-Lay’s’ In MLS/UCL Limited Edition Chip Shot Activation

UEFA Sponsor Lay’s Uses AI To Change Brazilian Female Football Commentator’s Voice Into A Male One In ‘Disguised Commentator’ Live In-Game Experiment Against Soccer Sexism

PepsiCo snack brand Lay’s activated its Women’s UEFA Champions League (UWCL) partnership in Brazil through a gender equality ‘Disguised Commentator’ initiative challenging prejudice in soccer through an AI supported social experiment built around female football commentary. Objective Like in many other countries, in Brazil there remains plenty of conscious and unconscious prejudice around women in… Continue reading UEFA Sponsor Lay’s Uses AI To Change Brazilian Female Football Commentator’s Voice Into A Male One In ‘Disguised Commentator’ Live In-Game Experiment Against Soccer Sexism

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

Amazon Promotes UEFA Women’s Football Partnership & New Online Store Via ‘The Grit’ Of the Grassroots Game

Amazon championed the grittier side of grassroots football when it activated its UEFA Women’s Football partnership through a campaign called ‘The Grit’ which boosted awareness of the tie-up while showcasing related products and its new online store launched to support female footballers playing, training, recovering and celebrating. Objective Drive awareness of the brand’s new UEFA… Continue reading Amazon Promotes UEFA Women’s Football Partnership & New Online Store Via ‘The Grit’ Of the Grassroots Game

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

Heineken Activates UCL Knock-Out Stages Via #FresherFootball Inclusivity Led ‘Cheers To The Real Hardcore Fans’

Heineken kicked off the UEFA Champions League knockout stages in the first week of February with a campaign building on its existing ‘Fresher Football’ marketing platform – which aims to make football more inclusive – called ‘Cheers To The Real Hardcore Fans’ which spans through-the-line content and a ticket competition. The brand’s recent UCL activation… Continue reading Heineken Activates UCL Knock-Out Stages Via #FresherFootball Inclusivity Led ‘Cheers To The Real Hardcore Fans’

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

OPPO Leverages UEFA Tie-Up With Kaka Fronted ‘Make Your Miracle’ Champions League Final Campaign

UEFA partner OPPO worked with agency Sid Lee and ambassador Ricardo Kaká to activate around the 2023 Champions League Final with a campaign called ‘Make Your Miracle’.   The Chinese technology, telecoms and consumer electronics company rolled out a pre-, during- and post- match global campaign based around the idea that miracles don’t just happen,… Continue reading OPPO Leverages UEFA Tie-Up With Kaka Fronted ‘Make Your Miracle’ Champions League Final Campaign

PepsiCo Chip Brand’s Local South African ‘No Lays No Game’ Kicks-Off Ahead Of UEFA Champions League

PepsiCo crisps brand Lays launched a late May digital South African strand of its ongoing ‘Knock Knock’ UEFA Champions League campaign with creative fronted by former Leeds United FC and national team legend Lucas Radebe.   The former centre back – who notched up 70 caps for South Africa, 201 for Leeds and 113 for… Continue reading PepsiCo Chip Brand’s Local South African ‘No Lays No Game’ Kicks-Off Ahead Of UEFA Champions League

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