AMSTERDAM – Marking the release of EA SPORTS™ FIFA 16 is ‘FIFARO’, a global campaign that celebrates the fun, competitive quest for beauty with an operatic ode to football. Created by Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, the campaign kicks off with a two-minute commercial. The spot dramatizes the one-upmanship nature of football that drives players to make the game ever more beautiful, and literally sings an ode to the sport in the accompanying soundtrack – a specially rewritten, football-focused version of the famous Aria from the ‘Barber of Seville’ opera.
From bone-crushing tackles to out-of-this world strikes, fascinating dribbling to awe-inspiring goals, the FIFARO spot celebrates all of football’s beauty and encourages players to: “Play Beautiful”.
Directed by Traktor, the film stars famous football stars – Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero and Alex Morgan, along with special appearances by Kobe Bryant and the legendary Pele.
“For a game that provides as much beauty as football it’s surprising more operas haven’t been written about it. So it seemed appropriate to add one to the world’s oeuvre,” said David Smith, Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam Creative Director.
