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Twenty years into his partnership with Adidas, Lionel Messi anchors "El Último Tango," a campaign built around his sixth and most symbolically loaded World Cup appearance. The film revisits his path from an 18-year-old debutant in Germany 2006 to a champion in Qatar 2022, using stylized, near-monochrome visuals to frame the tournament as a full-circle moment rather than a straightforward send-off. Adidas pairs the story with a product line rooted in the same history, reworking the silhouette of the boots Messi wore during his breakout tournament into a modern F50 Hyperfast build. The campaign's timing proves prescient once Messi breaks the World Cup's all-time scoring record mid-tournament while wearing the collection's flagship boot, turning two decades of brand history into a real-time headline. For Adidas, the moment caps one of the longest athlete partnerships in football marketing with a milestone no script could have guaranteed. Agency: The Midnight Club (London) Brand: adidas Football Director: bleunuit Production House: DIVISION (London) Post-Production: 1080p Studio Original Music Composition & Sound: IXYXI #SSFIFAWorldCupWatch

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