reggie bush
06/27/2007
Futbol Meets Football
Adidas has decided to go viral with two of its biggest spokesmen: Heisman winner Reggie Bush and celebrity footballer David Beckham. The idea is that they meet up on a big field, half of which is set up for soccer and the other half for football, and try to learn each other’s sports.
These guys are two of the most famous (if not the best) players in their respective games and both have pretty bankable personalities, so the result is surprisingly engaging and kind of awesome. The video has some semi-embarrassing moments for both athletes: you’ve got Bush completely failing to bend it like Beckham, and Becks pretty much just throwing like a girl. There are some cool moments, though, one of which is a kind of amalgam of the two sports where Beckham plays quarterback with his foot and kicks the soccer ball to Reggie Bush, who's running a wideout pattern.
Despite their different skill sets, the two stars have something in common: everyone is waiting to see what happens with them. Will Reggie Bush live up to the hype and be one of the greatest running backs ever? Will David Beckham single-handedly catapult soccer into the realm of major US sports? Only time will tell, but part of me hopes they do, just so we can see more of them.
