Camera, action! Sports stars in advertisements of famous brands

Camera, action! Sports stars in advertisements of famous brands

Ronaldo teaches the Japanese to smile, Ovechkin plays a spy, and Beckham tries to get along in the same house with Kevin Hart.

Advertising is one of the main engines of commerce, because it attracts the attention of buyers. Especially when world famous athletes take part in filming. However, sometimes commercials performed by famous athletes can look quite funny and even ridiculous. In our selection – a few videos in which athletes demonstrate hidden acting talents. By the way, they do it quite funny.

Alexander Ovechkin – Russian spy in ESPN commercials

Spanish sports TV channel ESPN released a video, which is undoubtedly relevant in today’s realities. The main character was the Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin. The athlete was shown in the role of a spy, stealing passports of players of the Canadian national team. Alexander’s teammate Semyon Varlamov became an accomplice in the crime. Russian “spies” perfectly coped with the task and accomplished it without attracting attention.

Cristiano Ronaldo teaches to smile

Do you want to become the owner of a wide Hollywood smile? Legendary footballer Cristiano Ronaldo together with a Japanese company promoted a special device for training facial muscles. It’s funny to see with what pleasure the winner of five Golden Balls tries to attract the attention of the audience. And it worked: now PAO Facial Fitness is one of the most sought-after exercise devices in Japan.

Roberto Carlos’ effective sip of Pepsi

Another commercial from Japan, but featuring Brazilian soccer player Roberto Carlos. The advertisement, revealing the theme of national color, was released shortly before the World Cup 2002. The defender was able to quickly join the traditions of the country and use them correctly. The result – a spectacular goal from a free-kick into the opponent’s goal.

David Beckham and Kevin Hart in H&M commercials

Usually people are used to seeing small videos as advertisements. The company H&M decided to go further and released a whole short film with the participation of soccer player David Beckham and American actor Kevin Hart. According to the plot, Kevin comes to London to begin to study the behavior of the athlete. After all, Hart is going to play Beckham in one of the planned movies. The actor spends a whole week in David’s house, is constantly near him and tries to become a real copy of the legendary player. The movie turned out to be interesting and very funny.

By the way, the story has a continuation: Kevin and David together went on tour with a musical about Beckham. The main role in it is played by the same Hart. However, the trip did not turn out to be the most successful.

Lionel Messi and Turkish Airlines

Commercials of Turkish Airlines, as a rule, look not only interesting, but also creative, with a fair share of humor. Lionel Messi, a player of FC Barcelona, is one of the main faces of the company. He took part in the filming of several commercials together with basketball player Kobe Bryant and soccer player Didier Drogba. The commercials turned out to be very funny. In one of the commercials the athletes even visited Russia and felt the severity of Siberian frosts.

Indestructible Pelicans

A mesmerizing commercial was made by the Finnish hockey team “Pelicans”. The club just decided to morally crush the opponents and show how tough real hockey players should be. Just look at what Finnish superheroes are capable of. They give no mercy even to the ice combine.