Messi x 644
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After a week of speculation, Lionel Messi announced he would be staying at FC Barcelona for at least
one more season, triggering one of the biggest social media moments in football history.
Within 48 hours, we used Messiโs new partnership to craft a uniquely-Messi response to the flurry of pundit
opinions: they say a lot about Lionel Messi, and in return, he prefers to let his actions speak for themselves.
We then continued riding the momentum of Messiโs announcement up until his record breaking
644th goal โ letting the world know that Messi truly is the King.
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We announced the partnership by launching the film via Messiโs Instagram page, garnering more than 1.7m likes over the course of 48 hours.
ECD: James Cowie
CD: Heather English
ACDs: Chris Wernikowski, Jeff Rozman
Copywriter: Michael Philbin
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