Tag: soccer

Los Angeles-based Mezcal El Silencio has become a sponsor of Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy team, marking a mezcal brand’s first sponsorship of a professional sports team. As the MLS season kicks off this month, the team’s home stadium will gain an El Silencio-branded bar, the “Mezcaleria El Silencio,” as well as a secret speakeasy […]

Soccer aficionados are some of the most passionate and dedicated fans on the globe. So naturally, when the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off in Russia this past summer, scores of brands capitalized on the super fandom ignited by this significant cultural moment, from Visa’s Everywhere Lounge hospitality program to Hyundai’s team slogan competition to […]

Right at the start of World Cup fever this summer, adidas staged one of several street soccer experiences as part of the brand’s global Tango League competition series. Held at the indoor UrbanFutsal facility, The Base, in Los Angeles on June 16, the event coincided with the launch of the adidas Energy Mode X18 boot […]

As the global beer sponsor of the FIFA World Cup, Budweiser wanted to celebrate with soccer fans—some of the most passionate in the globe—in its own backyard. The result was a 750-person Budweiser LIVE World Cup final viewing event in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on July 15 that featured soccer influencers and athletes, New York City […]

The logistics alone will blow your mind: 64 matches over 32 days in 11 cities and 12 stadiums. Even for an industry veteran like Visa, pulling off FIFA World Cup sponsorship experiences across the world’s largest country—and smaller-scale activations in 100-plus markets around the globe—was no easy feat. But FIFA’s official payment services provider was […]