The Football Association: advert-top-1 by Wieden + Kennedy London
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The Football Association has just announced England’s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup via its Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts.
The squad announcement has been delivered with a difference - with the nation’s football-mad youth revealing which 23 players have been chosen by Gareth Southgate, in a film created by Wieden+Kennedy London and directed by Dan Emmerson via Somesuch.
Young fans from across the country were enlisted to announce the players who will wear the Three Lions in Russia this summer.
The video was shot on location in Wembley plus towns and cities throughout England, youngsters - including players from grassroots teams such as Moorside Rangers in Manchester and Sheffield Wednesday Ladies U16s - paying homage to their own local idols.
The squad will begin reporting to St. George’s Park from next Monday, ahead of pre-tournament internationals against Nigeria at Wembley Stadium and Costa Rica at Elland Road.
Credits
Creative Director Jon Matthews
Creative Tom Hall
Design Director Karen Jane
Designer Chris Gray
Executive Creative Directors Tony Davidson & Iain Tait
Head of Production James Guy
Group Account Director Ryan Fisher
Account Director Will Smith
Account Manager Laura Simmons
Planning Director Andy Wright
TV Producer Anna Neilson
TV Production Assistant Jasper Ford
TV PRODUCTION
Production Company Somesuch
Director Dan Emmerson
Producer Jon Mealing
Director of Photography Ed Hubert
Editorial Company Speade
Editor Ben Crook
VFX Company Time Based Arts
Nuke Lead Matt Shires
Flame Artist Nuke
Stephen Grasso, Dave Birkill
Ralph Briscoe, Linda Cieniawska
VFX Producer Jo Gutteridge