Nike launched a masterful four-and-a-half minute spot featuring some of the most recognizable names in soccer from past and present, battling it out in the imaginary “Footballverse.” 

Teaming up with Wieden + Kennedy and director team Megaforce, Framestore’s VFX team was enlisted to de-age athletes like Ronaldo and Ronaldinho in order to appear at the peak of their careers, CG footballs, environments, set extensions, an 8-bit animated sequence, and compositing whole players into a shots when shoot schedules didn’t align.