Friday, May 21st, 2010 at 9:00 am  |  36 responses

Video: Kobe Bryant’s Cameo in Nike Soccer Ad

Truth be told, Bryant only appears for a few seconds (starting at the 2:03 mark), but it’s a good enough excuse to post this remarkable commercial:

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  • sample Posted: May.21 at 9:30 am
    all star cast man, this commercial is hot! even roger is here

  • Sporting-Lisbon-Blazers Posted: May.21 at 9:32 am
    PORTUGAL BABY!!! THATS HOW WE DO IT!! TO CAP OFF THE BEST FOOTBAL COMERCIAL OF ALL TIME.. THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD, FROM OUR OWN SCHOOLS AT SPORTING LISBON, CRISTIANO RONALDO! GO GET THEM SON! (and it was not cool kobes jumper was on my Blazers) lol

  • the rod Posted: May.21 at 9:48 am
    DAJE FABIO

  • nastynas Posted: May.21 at 10:04 am
    ronaldinho isn’t selected for Brazil for the world championship

  • kwame Posted: May.21 at 10:21 am
    nike needs to stop makin all these other companies look bad

  • Marco Posted: May.21 at 10:30 am
    cannnnnavaro!!!

  • Marco Posted: May.21 at 10:33 am
    cannnavaroo!

  • Yann Blavec Posted: May.21 at 11:48 am
    It’s the wrong color on french jersey. It’s not navy blue. It’ a lighter color.

  • Mitya Posted: May.21 at 12:28 pm
    dopest soccer ad EVER

  • Nawlins Realest. Posted: May.21 at 1:00 pm
    if you are from the US, you shouldnt comment on this video…..US wont even make it outside the group stage!!!

  • riggs Posted: May.21 at 2:47 pm
    if you arent from the US you shouldnt even be on this website…see how i flipped it on u?

  • AndTheJellosJigglin Posted: May.21 at 2:56 pm
    @Nawlins. Im not from the US but I live there now, may I have permission to comment please? Jackass. The US might actually “make it OUTSIDE” the group stage but they wont make it past the group stage. Awesome, awesome, awesome commercial. Oh and its the wrong color on the Lakers jersey, its more yellow, its not gold. Its different, they messed it up.

  • tbizzle! Posted: May.21 at 3:27 pm
    that was GREAT! wow! amazing! best footie commercial ive seen in well…forever!!! well since the last world cup in 2006, they had those Jogo Futbol comericals but this one is great! and eff the lakers!

  • vmcb Posted: May.21 at 3:30 pm
    Ce Cannavaroooooooo.. Ce Capitanoooooo. However, Go England.

  • vmcb Posted: May.21 at 3:31 pm
    Alejandro González (Babel, 21 Grams) directed this as, too. Pretty legit.

  • vmcb Posted: May.21 at 3:31 pm
    Alejandro González (Babel, 21 Grams) directed this ad, too. Pretty legit.

  • vmcb Posted: May.21 at 3:32 pm
    Alejandro González (Babel, 21 Grams) directed this, as well. So legit.

  • vmcb Posted: May.21 at 3:32 pm
    damn. sorry, everybody.

  • Reflex Posted: May.21 at 4:25 pm
    WAZZZZZAAAAAAA!!
    ITS COMING HOME, IT’S COMING, FOOTBALL’S COMING HOME!
    sporting lisbon, you need to sit down, you guys are only there because Fifa rigged the playoffs with those bullshit rankings, SMH.

  • Reflex Posted: May.21 at 4:25 pm
    WAZZZZZAAAAAAA!!
    ITS COMING HOME, IT’S COMING, FOOTBALL’S COMING HOME!
    sporting lisbon, you need to sit down, you guys are only there because Fifa rigged the playoffs with those bullsh*t rankings, SMH.

  • frank Posted: May.21 at 5:47 pm
    this is actually the best commercial ever. also, go brazil.

  • Sporting-Lisbon-Blazers Posted: May.21 at 8:44 pm
    @Reflex: SHUT THE FU(K UP, we are number 3 in the world ranking right now and made the semi finals in the last (2006) world cup…WHILE ALSO BEATING ENGALAND EVERY FU(KING TIME since 2000!!! ahhaahhah

  • Saku 39 Posted: May.21 at 8:55 pm
    I think the Brazilian Team in the airport is much better. Go North Korea!

  • Darksaber Posted: May.21 at 11:00 pm
    Oh my gawd, i’m diving in Malaysia and saw Lang pushing hard for this ad on Twitter. Finally got enough bandwidth to see it at the hotel, awesome. My buddies keep asking me why i’m addicted to the swoosh, well such ads are part of it. Rooney KILLING Federer at ping pong (while wearing suits) was freaking hilarious. Kobe doing Ronaldo’s samba-ronics…meh. Shoulda used Nash, he’s got soccer skills. Fantastic ad. Only downer (and i’m sure Nike is pissed cause of it); Ribery being so prominent in the ad, now that his name’s being dragfed into the gutter, LT-style, back in europe. Otherwise, Aces. PS: GO SUPER EAGLES (you too, Bayern, pls find a way to kick Mourinho’s butt tomorrow)

  • Darksaber Posted: May.21 at 11:15 pm
    Ding dong, “ohh, Ronal-D’OH!” oh my lord, i’m in tears.

  • Leoni Posted: May.21 at 11:42 pm
    In portuguese: Muito FODA!!!

  • remo williams Posted: May.22 at 12:05 am
    the nike soccer team makes the best sports commercials… PERIOD!

  • Hursty Posted: May.22 at 4:44 am
    Oh my.. that was awesome.
    Nike killed it.

  • Me Posted: May.22 at 5:10 am
    @ Sporting-Lisbon-Blazers Posted: May.21 at 8:44 pm
    Man, you should view the FIFA ranking again. I don’t know when your annoying country was third, but for a few years, THE NETHERLANDS are on the third spot. Loser, with that crybaby of a Ronaldo

  • SAB Posted: May.22 at 6:17 am
    haha, the Rooney-England scenes were awesome. f*ck Ronaldinho!

  • Marco Posted: May.22 at 10:49 am
    this is a great commercial, but it’s far from being the best. Go on youtube and search ” nike-the cage”. watch all the videos an the tell me

  • Gerard Himself Posted: May.22 at 4:24 pm
    Absolutely brilliant commercial. When you have a football (sorry, for the Americans: soccer) commercial that somehow even has Kobe Bryant and Gael Garcia Bernal in it, well, it has to be something different. I love it.

  • danimoth2 Posted: May.22 at 8:34 pm
    but ronaldinho is not playing in the world cup lol

  • Tony E Posted: May.23 at 7:24 pm
    Why is Kobe Bryant in the commercial? I can see Gael Garcia Bernal in it because he would play C Ronaldo in a movie and Ronaldinho is a great player despite not being on Brazil’s squad. Why isn’t Messi in it, since he could be the best player in the world.

  • Gamble Posted: May.30 at 6:34 am
    @Tone E
    Because Messi is sponsored by adidas

  • Jon Posted: Jun.1 at 6:11 am
    If anyone is wondering why the jerseys of say France and Italy and Cote d’Ivoire are wrong, it’s becasue they’re sponsored by Puma/Adidas and can’t be placed on the Nike ad. Surprisingly Rooney is filimed wearing England’s Umbro kit and Rio isn’t.

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