Top 5 football commercials

We are exposed to many football commercials everyday and while some are silly others are truly amazing and top football commercials especially if they feature out our favorite footballers. Footballers earn a bundle for commercials and they love it when their ads are appreciated by their fans.Here is a list of top football commercials.

#5 Pepsi - Manchester United vs Real Madrid Commercial

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Pepsi have always been known for their epic commercials with footballers and this particular one simply takes the cake. In this Western themed ad, the Manchester United players led by David Beckham are dressed as cowboys when they enter a bar filled with the entire Real Madrid team.

Becks orders a Pepsi which is grabbed by Madrid keeper Iker Casillas before Beckham can get to it. Beckham challenges Casillas to a typical cowboy standoff outside the bar and surprises the goalkeeper by allowing a horse to take the penalty kick.

#4 Nike Home Football

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Arsenal hero Thierry Henry is the main star of this hilarious Nike advertisement. In the commercial Theirry Henry is shown practicing his football skills at home when he’s suddenly confronted by a host of rival footballers including Edgar Davids and a host of Manchester United players like Paul Scholes, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and Wayne Rooney who try and steal the ball from Henry. The Frenchman does his best to evade all the footballers who have entered his apartment building much to the chagrin of his neighbours.

#3 Adidas The Spark Commercial

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Legendary footballer Zinedine Zidane stars along with Lionel Messi in this brilliant commercial by German sportswear manufacturer Adidas. In the commercial, which is inspired by comic book Zidane goes on a quest to find the “spark” that gives Lionel Messi his amazing talents. Zidane appears dazzled when he sees Messi perform for Argentina in a stadium and is convinced that the “spark” is inside his Adidas F50i boots.

#2 Nike Write The Future Commercial

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Nike released this brilliant commercial shortly before the 2010 World Cup and to date it remains one of the company’s biggest successes. The commercial tries to tell footballers that their performance in the world’s biggest sporting event will determine their future.

Wayne Rooney, one of Nike’s biggest ambassadors, is warned that he will put on enormous weight, lose all his fans, grow a beard and end up homeless if he fails to keep Franck Ribery in check.

#1 Nike Dare To Zlatan Commercial

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No other player could have claimed the number 1 spot other than Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Our favourite self-loving football teamed up with his long time sponsor Nike to launch the #DareToZlatan campaign which encourages young athletes to attempt the impossible just like Ibrahimovic.

Nike came out with three clips showing the Swede overcome obstacles like a volcano, ice berg and a tiger whilst doing some radical moves with a football. The 32-year-old also promoted the campaign on his Twitter account and thrilled his fans with his hilarious tweets.

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