Shamefully stolen from whoateallthepies 
12. Socceroos take on the beasts for Optus, 2010
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em4JhgPbtBM&feature=player_embedded]Australian socceroos vs. Wild Beasts / Optus ad. - YouTube[/ame]
11. Kevin Keegan (and Sir Henry Cooper) for Brut, 1980
Keggy, somewhat unwisely, threatens to lash Our ?Enry for crushing his perm with a sweaty towel?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE8Lk2kSCDo&feature=player_embedded]Green Cross Code - Kevin Keegan - YouTube[/ame]
10. Nike?s fearsome ?Secret Tournament? cage, 2002
The brainchild of non other than Monty Python cohort Terry Gilliam, this ad was so popular that it shot Junkie XL?s Elvis re-hash to No.1 in more than 20 countries?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egNMC6YfpeE&feature=player_embedded]Terry Gilliam***39;s Nike ad # 1 - "The Secret Tournament" - YouTube[/ame]
9. John Arne Riise and Morten Gaamst Pedersen sing about bananas, 2010
Stone-cold classic in which the Norwegian duo give fellow countryman Erik Huseklepp the lowdown on healthy eating via the glorious medium of auto-tune?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl0aIVc27iA&feature=player_embedded]Frukt er sunt og digg! - YouTube[/ame]
8. John Barnes gets his ?body fluids? balanced with Lucozade, 1980s
A special-effects laden epic that seems to end with the product being endorsed rolling around at the bottom of a bin ? not sure what kind of message that puts across?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVyFSA1DCTg&feature=player_embedded]Lucozade Sport - YouTube[/ame]
7. Adidas and Lionel Messi, ?Impossible Is Nothing?, 2008
Any football advert that features Ed Harcourt on the soundtrack is immediately worthy of a nod?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn9MbpY2iHI&feature=player_embedded]Impossible Is Nothing - Messi ( adidas commercial ) - YouTube[/ame]
6. Carlsberg?s pre-World Cup ?England Team Talk?, 2010
?Epic? is the word?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzdDfXSBYqo&feature=player_embedded]Carlsberg Team Talk TV Ad - YouTube[/ame]
5. Nike?s ?Next Level?, 2008
It was a toss-up between this and ?Write The Future?, but Guy Ritchie?s effort just shades it by virtue of being that bit more original and that fact that it didn?t turn out to be cursed?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lVrvnlLUwE&feature=player_embedded]Nike: Next Level (full version) - YouTube[/ame]
4. Stanley Matthews for Craven ?A? cigarettes
What better way to wind down after the game than with a lungful of smooth, clean cigarette smoke?

3. Eric Cantona vs The Devil, 1994
Au Revoir?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdhvp-iYR3s&feature=player_embedded]Nike Advert - Cantona vs The Devil - YouTube[/ame]
2. Bobby and Tina Moore?s ?Local Pub? advert, 1960s
Bobby, Martin Peters and their two lovely lady wives ?look in at the local? for a few pints of foamy nut-brown ale and a quick game of ?arrahs??
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuTgbrR71RA&feature=player_embedded]Bobby Moore Pub Advert 1960s - YouTube[/ame]
1. Nike?s Joga Bonita, Brazil at the airport, 1998
Otherwise known as the advert that had everyone singing ?Mas Que Nada? in pigeon Portuguese for the entire duration of the World Cup?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YePFGhCC7ro&feature=player_embedded]Airport football / Nike Brazil commercial - YouTube[/ame]
12. Socceroos take on the beasts for Optus, 2010
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em4JhgPbtBM&feature=player_embedded]Australian socceroos vs. Wild Beasts / Optus ad. - YouTube[/ame]
11. Kevin Keegan (and Sir Henry Cooper) for Brut, 1980
Keggy, somewhat unwisely, threatens to lash Our ?Enry for crushing his perm with a sweaty towel?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE8Lk2kSCDo&feature=player_embedded]Green Cross Code - Kevin Keegan - YouTube[/ame]
10. Nike?s fearsome ?Secret Tournament? cage, 2002
The brainchild of non other than Monty Python cohort Terry Gilliam, this ad was so popular that it shot Junkie XL?s Elvis re-hash to No.1 in more than 20 countries?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egNMC6YfpeE&feature=player_embedded]Terry Gilliam***39;s Nike ad # 1 - "The Secret Tournament" - YouTube[/ame]
9. John Arne Riise and Morten Gaamst Pedersen sing about bananas, 2010
Stone-cold classic in which the Norwegian duo give fellow countryman Erik Huseklepp the lowdown on healthy eating via the glorious medium of auto-tune?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl0aIVc27iA&feature=player_embedded]Frukt er sunt og digg! - YouTube[/ame]
8. John Barnes gets his ?body fluids? balanced with Lucozade, 1980s
A special-effects laden epic that seems to end with the product being endorsed rolling around at the bottom of a bin ? not sure what kind of message that puts across?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVyFSA1DCTg&feature=player_embedded]Lucozade Sport - YouTube[/ame]
7. Adidas and Lionel Messi, ?Impossible Is Nothing?, 2008
Any football advert that features Ed Harcourt on the soundtrack is immediately worthy of a nod?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn9MbpY2iHI&feature=player_embedded]Impossible Is Nothing - Messi ( adidas commercial ) - YouTube[/ame]
6. Carlsberg?s pre-World Cup ?England Team Talk?, 2010
?Epic? is the word?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzdDfXSBYqo&feature=player_embedded]Carlsberg Team Talk TV Ad - YouTube[/ame]
5. Nike?s ?Next Level?, 2008
It was a toss-up between this and ?Write The Future?, but Guy Ritchie?s effort just shades it by virtue of being that bit more original and that fact that it didn?t turn out to be cursed?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lVrvnlLUwE&feature=player_embedded]Nike: Next Level (full version) - YouTube[/ame]
4. Stanley Matthews for Craven ?A? cigarettes
What better way to wind down after the game than with a lungful of smooth, clean cigarette smoke?

3. Eric Cantona vs The Devil, 1994
Au Revoir?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdhvp-iYR3s&feature=player_embedded]Nike Advert - Cantona vs The Devil - YouTube[/ame]
2. Bobby and Tina Moore?s ?Local Pub? advert, 1960s
Bobby, Martin Peters and their two lovely lady wives ?look in at the local? for a few pints of foamy nut-brown ale and a quick game of ?arrahs??
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuTgbrR71RA&feature=player_embedded]Bobby Moore Pub Advert 1960s - YouTube[/ame]
1. Nike?s Joga Bonita, Brazil at the airport, 1998
Otherwise known as the advert that had everyone singing ?Mas Que Nada? in pigeon Portuguese for the entire duration of the World Cup?
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YePFGhCC7ro&feature=player_embedded]Airport football / Nike Brazil commercial - YouTube[/ame]

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