Tag Archives: World Cup

It Only Takes a World Cup to Bring Out the Conquistador in You…

Posted on July 13, 2010 by

Spanish industrial conglomerate CEPSA couldn´t find a better excuse time to gloat on Spain´s not-so-glorious past. (For the monolingual crowd: The ad states: The World is Ours…Once Again) Ad published 7/12 in El País

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Mexico’s National Soccer Team Might Not Score Goals, But they Know How to Make a Good Sandwich

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

It is only eight days before Mexico faces South Africa in the first match of this year’s 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament. So, the folks from the Mexican national soccer team are busy making, well, Bimbo sandwiches… which is not … Continue reading →

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One More Reason to Root for Mexico in South Africa

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

Ok, people, if you needed one more reason to root for El Tri at this year’s 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, consider this: Diego Maradona has promised to run naked through the center of Buenos Aires if Argentina … Continue reading →

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MTV Knows We Won’t be Watching MTV this Summer

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

MTV doesn’t only know how to make funny commercials. They also know that Mexicans will be so absorbed by this year’s World Cup that they will even forget to feed their foul-mouthed pets. This campaign was created by La Comunidad, … Continue reading →

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