{"id":3517,"date":"2026-07-13T12:07:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:07:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:07:31","slug":"major-league-soccer-bets-on-a-star-studded-ad-campaign-to-help-it-capitalize-on-world-cup-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3517","title":{"rendered":"Major League Soccer Bets on a Star-Studded Ad Campaign to Help It Capitalize on World Cup Fever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tAs the 2026 FIFA World Cup nears its end, Major League Soccer is using the global event to try and turbocharge its future, launching what the league says is the largest coordinated marketing campaign in its 33-year history.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3515\">Directors Val\u00e9rie Donzelli, Carolina Cavalli to Head Venice Sidebar Juries<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe effort features the somewhat audacious tagline \u201cThanks World, We\u2019ll Take It From Here,\u201d while leaning into the star power of its owners and top athletes, including Inter Miami megastar Lionel Messi, LAFC star Son Heung-Min, Inter Miami owner David Beckham, Austin FC owner Matthew McConaughey, LAFC owner Magic Johnson and Philadelphia Union owner Kevin Durant.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe FIFA World Cup is going to bring millions of new fans into the game, and our job is to make sure their soccer journey doesn\u2019t end when the tournament does,\u201d Radhika Duggal, the CMO of MLS, tells <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. \u201cThis campaign is about showing people that there\u2019s a club, a community, and a story waiting for them every week in MLS. We\u2019re meeting fans through culture, music, and entertainment, making it easy to discover the league, whether that\u2019s on Apple TV or at their local stadium. MLS has never been more ambitious or more connected to the moments shaping culture, and we\u2019re excited to welcome a whole new generation of fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe campaign will kick off during Fox\u2018s coverage of the World Cup semifinals and final this week, and will continue via Apple TV and other linear, streaming, digital, social, and out-of-home platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe campaign will also include elements from all 30 MLS clubs, with 22 of them offering \u201cfirst match on us\u201d promotions with free tickets. And it will include an Amazon Music Original cover of the Tribe Called Quest song \u201cCan I Kick It?\u201d \u2014 created exclusively for MLS. Produced by legendary producer DJ Premier and featuring new vocals and lyrics from breakout artist Samara Cyn.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/uspropertymoves.com\/?p=3513\">\u2018The Real Housewives of London\u2019 Sets Season 2 Return on Hayu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cAt a defining moment for soccer in North America, MLS is turning global excitement into lasting engagement and connection,\u201d said Camilo Durana, executive VP &amp; chief business officer of MLS. \u201cAs the World Cup inspires new fans, our clubs and communities are ready to welcome them as the season resumes and the next chapter of their soccer journey begins with MLS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMLS is betting big that enormous interest in the World Cup can translate into invigorated interest in its league, particularly if fans follow, say, Messi or Son. 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