We thought we were watching the Pixar version of the World Cup, lowkey.
Imagine a futuristic Brazil right before the World Cup where players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Júnior, David Luiz, Tim Howard and Ronaldo Fenomeno were replaced with clones of themselves, who focused more on efficiency and had better decision-making. That explosiveness and flare from players such as Neymar and Ronaldo, completely stripped out of them. Like their futbol soul evaporated.
The clones killed the game.
That is until the Fenomeno inspiration reunited “The Originals” for one final showdown. In a sudden death match where one single goal determined the future of the Sport, Zlatan Ibrahimović and company took the field pitted against the iRobot Tin Man versions. The human squad must have drank Red Bull before the game too, because they got wings and obtained the cheat code for 5 star skill.
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Of course the last goal of The Last Game was scored by Cristiano Ronaldo.
Moral of the story: Take risks and don’t always play it safe. It’s not always about the numbers and stats, but more so the heart and skill you put into it.
“But first…”
Nike Football, we see you.